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Xylography :: Xylography (n.) The art of engraving on wood.

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..

Or :: Or (n.) Yellow or gold color, -- represented in drawing or engraving by small dots..

Woodcut :: Woodcut (n.) An engraving on wood; also, a print from it. Same as Wood cut, under Wood..

Dark :: Dark (n.) A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, or the like; as, the light and darks are well contrasted..

Anaglyptography :: Anaglyptography (n.) The art of copying works in relief, or of engraving as to give the subject an embossed or raised appearance; -- used in representing coins, bas-reliefs, etc..

Photoglyphy :: Photoglyphy (n.) Photoglyphic engraving. See under Photoglyphic.

Glyptography :: Glyptography (n.) The art or process of engraving on precious stones.

Ruling :: Ruling (a.) Used in marking or engraving lines; as, a ruling machine or pen..

Lithoglyph :: Lithoglyph (n.) An engraving on a gem.

Photo-engraving :: Photo-engraving (n.) The process of obtaining an etched or engraved plate from the photographic image, to be used in printing; also, a picture produced by such a process..

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

Dactyliography :: Dactyliography (n.) The art of writing or engraving upon gems.

Chipping :: Chipping (n.) A chip; a piece separated by a cutting or graving instrument; a fragment.

Engravement :: Engravement (n.) Engraving.

Burin :: Burin (n.) The cutting tool of an engraver on metal, used in line engraving. It is made of tempered steel, one end being ground off obliquely so as to produce a sharp point, and the other end inserted in a handle; a graver; also, the similarly shaped tool used by workers in marble..

Dactylioglyphi :: Dactylioglyphi (n.) The art or process of gem engraving.

Woodcutting :: Woodcutting (n.) The act or art of engraving on wood.

Grangerism :: Grangerism (n.) The practice of illustrating a particular book by engravings collected from other books.

Graving :: Graving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Grav.

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