Definition of graving

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Graving (n.) Impression, as upon the mind or heart..

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Dactyliology :: Dactyliology (n.) That branch of archaeology which has to do with gem engraving.
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..
Xylograph :: Xylograph (n.) An engraving on wood, or the impression from such an engraving; a print by xylography..
Scrimshaw :: Scrimshaw (v. t.) To ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines..
Engraving :: Engraving (n.) That which is engraved; an engraved plate.
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..
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..
Insculpture :: Insculpture (n.) An engraving, carving, or inscription..
Azure :: Azure (n.) A blue color, represented in engraving by horizontal parallel lines..
Foxed :: Foxed (a.) Discolored or stained; -- said of timber, and also of the paper of books or engravings..
Incuse :: Incuse (v. t.) Cut or stamped in, or hollowed out by engraving..
Micrograph :: Micrograph (n.) An instrument for executing minute writing or engraving.
Trace :: Trace (v. t.) To mark out; to draw or delineate with marks; especially, to copy, as a drawing or engraving, by following the lines and marking them on a sheet superimposed, through which they appear; as, to trace a figure or an outline; a traced drawing..
Heliogravure :: Heliogravure (n.) The process of photographic engraving.
Printer :: Printer (n.) One who prints; especially, one who prints books, newspapers, engravings, etc., a compositor; a typesetter; a pressman..
Electro-engraving :: Electro-engraving (n.) The art or process of engraving by means of electricity.
Celature :: Celature (n.) The act or art of engraving or embossing.
Reenter :: Reenter (v. t.) To cut deeper, as engraved lines on a plate of metal, when the engraving has not been deep enough, or the plate has become worn in printing..
Intaglio :: Intaglio (n.) A cutting or engraving; a figure cut into something, as a gem, so as to make a design depressed below the surface of the material; hence, anything so carved or impressed, as a gem, matrix, etc.; -- opposed to cameo. Also used adjectively..
Pen :: Pen (n.) An instrument used for writing with ink, formerly made of a reed, or of the quill of a goose or other bird, but now also of other materials, as of steel, gold, etc. Also, originally, a stylus or other instrument for scratching or graving..
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