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Definition of graving
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Graving
(n.) The act or art of
carving
figures
in hard
substances,
esp. by
incision
or in
intaglio..
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Graving
::
Graving
(n.)
Impression,
as upon the mind or
heart..
Style
::
Style (v. t.) A
sharp-pointed
tool used in
engraving;
a
graver.
Mezzotint
::
Mezzotint
(n.) A
manner
of
engraving
on
copper
or steel by
drawing
upon a
surface
previously
roughened,
and then
removing
the
roughness
in
places
by
scraping,
burnishing,
etc., so as to
produce
the
requisite
light and
shade.
Also, an
engraving
so
produced..
Lithoglyptics
::
Lithoglyptics
(n.) The art of
cutting
and
engraving
gems.
Graving
::
Graving
(n.) That which is
graved
or
carved.
Lithoglyphic
::
Lithoglyphic
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to the art of
cutting
and
engraving
precious
stones.
Cradle
::
Cradle
(n.) A tool used in
mezzotint
engraving,
which,
by a
rocking
motion,
raises
burrs on the
surface
of the
plate,
so
preparing
the
ground..
Dactyliography
::
Dactyliography
(n.) The art of
writing
or
engraving
upon gems.
Cist
::
Cist (n.) A box or
chest.
Specifically:
(a) A
bronze
receptacle,
round or oval,
frequently
decorated
with
engravings
on the sides and
cover,
and with feet,
handles,
etc., of
decorative
castings.
(b) A
cinerary
urn. See
Illustration
in
Appendix..
Micrograph
::
Micrograph
(n.) An
instrument
for
executing
minute
writing
or
engraving.
Hatching
::
Hatching
(n.) A mode of
execution
in
engraving,
drawing,
and
miniature
painting,
in which
shading
is
produced
by lines
crossing
each other at
angles
more or less
acute;
--
called
also
crosshatching..
Siderography
::
Siderography
(n.) The art or
practice
of steel
engraving;
especially,
the
process,
invented
by
Perkins,
of
multiplying
facsimiles
of an
engraved
steel plate by first
rolling
over it, when
hardened,
a soft steel
cylinder,
and then
rolling
the
cylinder,
when
hardened,
over a soft steel
plate,
which thus
becomes
a
facsimile
of the
original.
The
process
has been
superseded
by
electrotypy..
Vignette
::
Vignette
(n.) A
decorative
design,
originally
representing
vine
branches
or
tendrils,
at the head of a
chapter,
of a
manuscript
or
printed
book, or in a
similar
position;
hence,
by
extension,
any small
picture
in a book;
hence,
also, as such
pictures
are often
without
a
definite
bounding
line, any
picture,
as an
engraving,
a
photograph,
or the like, which
vanishes
gradually
at the
edge..
Xylography
::
Xylography
(n.) The art of
engraving
on wood.
Copy
::
Copy (n.) An
imitation,
transcript,
or
reproduction
of an
original
work; as, a copy of a
letter,
an
engraving,
a
painting,
or a
statue..
Photoglyphic
::
Photoglyphic
(a.)
Pertaining
to the art of
engraving
by the
action
of
light.
Anaglyptograph
::
Anaglyptograph
(n.) An
instrument
by which a
correct
engraving
of any
embossed
object,
such as a medal or
cameo,
can be
executed..
Art
::
Art (n.) A
system
of rules
serving
to
facilitate
the
performance
of
certain
actions;
a
system
of
principles
and rules for
attaining
a
desired
end;
method
of doing well some
special
work; -- often
contradistinguished
from
science
or
speculative
principles;
as, the art of
building
or
engraving;
the art of war; the art of
navigation..
V
::
V () V, the
twenty-second
letter
of the
English
alphabet,
is a vocal
consonant.
V and U are only
varieties
of the same
character,
U being the
cursive
form, while V is
better
adapted
for
engraving,
as in
stone.
The two
letters
were
formerly
used
indiscriminately,
and till a
comparatively
recent
date words
containing
them were often
classed
together
in
dictionaries
and other books of
reference
(see U). The
letter
V is from the Latin
alphabet,
where it was used both as a
consonant
(about
like Engli
Engrave
::
Engrave
(v. t.) To cut with a
graving
instrument
in order to form an
inscription
or
pictorial
representation;
to carve
figures;
to mark with
incisions.
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