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Anaglyptograph
noun · 78% connection
An instrument by which a correct engraving of any embossed object, such as a medal or cameo, can be executed.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, engraving.
Anaglyptographic
adjective · 78% connection
Of or pertaining to anaglyptography; as, anaglyptographic engraving.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, engraving.
Anaglyptography
noun · 78% connection
The art of copying works in relief, or of engraving as to give the subject an embossed or raised appearance; -- used in representing c…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, engraving.
Aquatinta
noun · 78% connection
A kind of etching in which spaces are bitten by the use of aqua fortis, by which an effect is produced resembling a drawing in water c…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, engraving.
Argent
noun · 78% connection
The white color in coats of arms, intended to represent silver, or, figuratively, purity, innocence, beauty, or gentleness; -- represe…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, engraving.
Art
noun · 78% connection
A system of rules serving to facilitate the performance of certain actions; a system of principles and rules for attaining a desired e…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, engraving.
At
preposition · 78% connection
The relation of some employment or action; occupied with; as, at engraving; at husbandry; at play; at work; at meat (eating); except a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, engraving.
Azure
noun · 78% connection
A blue color, represented in engraving by horizontal parallel lines.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, engraving.
Bridge
noun · 78% connection
Anything supported at the ends, which serves to keep some other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in engraving, watchmaki…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, engraving.
Burin
noun · 78% connection
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…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, engraving.
Burr
noun · 78% connection
The thin edge or ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal, as in turning, engraving, pressing, etc.; also, the rough neck left…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, engraving.
Carve
verb · 78% connection
To make or shape by cutting, sculpturing, or engraving; to form; as, to carve a name on a tree.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, engraving.
Celature
noun · 78% connection
The act or art of engraving or embossing.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, engraving.
Chalcography
noun · 78% connection
The act or art of engraving on copper or brass, especially of engraving for printing.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, engraving.
Copy
noun · 78% connection
An imitation, transcript, or reproduction of an original work; as, a copy of a letter, an engraving, a painting, or a statue.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, engraving.
Cradle
noun · 78% connection
A tool used in mezzotint engraving, which, by a rocking motion, raises burrs on the surface of the plate, so preparing the ground.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, engraving.
Creux
noun · 78% connection
Used in English only in the expression en creux. Thus, engraving en creux is engraving in intaglio, or by sinking or hollowing out the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, engraving.
Crosshatching
noun · 78% connection
In drawing and line engraving, shading with lines that cross one another at an angle.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, engraving.