Wood-engraving

  • 111wood-cut — n. Wood engraving, cut …

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  • 112Wood — Wooden redirects here. For other uses, see Wooden (disambiguation). Heartwood redirects here. For other uses, see Heartwood (disambiguation). This article is about the substance. For small forests, see woodland. For wood as a commodity, see… …

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  • 113wood — noun 1 what trees are made of ADJECTIVE ▪ hard ▪ soft ▪ Pine is a soft wood. ▪ dark ▪ The house had dark wood floors …

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  • 114Engraving — Engrave En*grave , v. t. [imp. {Engraved}; p. p. {Engraved} or {Engraven}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Engraving}.] [Pref. en + grave to carve: cf. OF. engraver.] 1. To cut in; to make by incision. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Full many wounds in his corrupted… …

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  • 115engraving — noun Engraving is used after these nouns: ↑wood …

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  • 116wood carving — Synonyms and related words: CYSP sculpture, anaglyptics, anaglyptography, architectural sculpture, bone carving, bust, carving, casting, ceroplastics, chasing, clay sculpture, decorative sculpture, doll, dolly, dummy, earth art, embossing,… …

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  • 117engraving — en•grav•ing [[t]ɛnˈgreɪ vɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) the act or art of a person who engraves 2) pri fia the art of forming designs by cutting, etching with acids, a photographic process, etc., as on the surface of a metal plate or block of wood, from which… …

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  • 118engraving — /ɛnˈgreɪvɪŋ / (say en grayving), /ən / (say uhn ) noun 1. the act or art of someone or something that engraves. 2. the art of forming designs by cutting, corrosion by acids, a photographic process, etc., on the surface of metal plates or of… …

  • 119Steel engraving — Steel engraving, is a commercial engraving technique for printing illustrations, based on steel instead of copper. It has been rarely used in artistic printmaking, although was much used for reproductions in the 19th century. Steel engraving was… …

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  • 120Line engraving — This article currently covers the history of line engraving until ca. 1910. Please extend it as needed, and remove this notice afterwards. Line engraving is a term for engraved images printed on paper to be used as prints or illustrations. The… …

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