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Meaning Of Engraving
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Engrave
n.
The act or art of producing upon hard material incised
or raised patterns, characters, lines, and the like; especially, the
art of producing such lines, etc., in the surface of metal plates or
blocks of wood. Engraving is used for the decoration of the surface
itself; also, for producing an original, from which a pattern or design
may be printed on paper.
n.
That which is engraved; an engraved plate.
n.
An impression from an engraved plate, block of wood, or
other material; a print.