141. Engraving

See also 23. ART ; 305. ORNAMENTATION .

acrography

the art or technique of carving a wood block in relief. —acrographer , n. —acrographic , acrographical , adj.

burinist

an engraver, usually in metal. Also called graver .

cameography

the art or technique of engraving cameos.

dactylioglyph

1 . the name of the engraver inscribed on a gemstone or finger ring.

2 . an artist who engraves precious stones and metals. Also dactylioglyphist .

dactylioglyphy

the art of engraving gemstones and finger rings.

dactyliography

the art of engraving gemstones. —dactyliographer , n. —dactyliographic , adj.

ectypography

a form of engraving in which the design is in relief instead of being sunk.

galvanography

the use of chemically induced electric current rather than chemicals to produce plates for copperplate engraving. —galvanograph , n. —galvanographic , ad).

glyptograph

1 . an engraving on a gemstone or other small object.

2 . the stone or object engraved.

glyptology

1 . the art of engraving, especially on gems.

2 . the study of this art.

lithoglyph

1 . an engraving or carving on a gem stone.

2 . the stone thus engraved. —lithoglyphic, lithoglyptic , adj.

lithoglypher

Obsolete, an engraver of precious stones.

lithoglyptics

the art of engraving or carving precious stones. —lithoglyptic , adj.

medalist

an engraver, designer, or maker of medals. See also 210. HONORS and REGALIA .

photoglyphy

photogravure or the process of engraving by means of photography. —photoglyphic , adj.

photogravure

1 . a form of photoengraving in which the photograph is reproduced on an intaglio surface and then transferred to paper.

2 . the photograph produced by this process.

photolithography

the process of making lithographs produced by photoengraving. Cf. photogravure . —photolithographer , n. —photolithographic , adj.

siderography

a technique of engraving on steel plates, often used in the printing of banknotes. —siderograph, siderographist , n. —siderographic, siderographical , adj.

stylography

the art of drawing, writing, or engraving with a style or similar instrument. —stylographic, stylographical , adj.

xylography

the art of engraving on wood for printing. —xylographer , n. —xylographic , xylographical , adj.

zincography

the process of engraving on zinc or of printing from a zinc plate. —zincographer , n. —zincographic , zincographical , adj.

engraving Intaglio printing process; it describes various methods of making prints by cutting lines into metal or wood. Variations include etching and aquatint. In modern engraving, different processes are frequently combined in a single plate. See also woodcut

en·grav·ing / enˈgrāving/ • n. a print made from an engraved plate, block, or other surface. ∎  the process or art of cutting or carving a design on a hard surface, esp. so as to make a print.