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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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121 words match “ENGRAVING”

ELECTRO-TINT n.
A style of engraving in relief by means of voltaic electricity. A picture is drawn on a metallic plate with some material which resists the fluids of a battery; so that, in electro-typing, the parts not covered by the varnish, etc., receive a deposition of metal, and produce the required copy in intaglio. A cast of thi…
ENCHASE v.
To chase; to ornament by embossing or engraving; as, to enchase a watch case. With golden letters . . . well enchased. Spenser.
ENGRAVED a.
Made by engraving or ornamented with engraving.
ENGRAVEMENT n.
Engraving.
EPIGRAPHY n.
The science of inscriptions; the art of engraving inscriptions or of deciphering them.
ETCHING n.
The act, art, or practice of engraving by means of acid which eats away lines or surfaces left unprotected in metal, glass, or the like. See Etch, v. t.
EXECUTION n.
The act of the mode of performing a work of art, of performing on an instrument, of engraving, etc.; as, the execution of a statue, painting, or piece of music. The first quality of execution is truth. Ruskin.
FOXED a.
Discolored or stained; -- said of timber, and also of the paper of books or engravings.
GLYPTIC a.
Of or pertaining to gem engraving.
GLYPTICS n.
The art of engraving on precious stones.
GLYPTOGRAPHIC a.
Relating to glyptography, or the art of engraving on precious stones. [R.]
GLYPTOGRAPHY n.
The art or process of engraving on precious stones. [R.]
GRANGERISM n.
The practice of illustrating a particular book by engravings collected from other books.
GRAPHOSCOPE n.
An optical instrument for magnifying engravings, photographs, etc., usually having one large lens and two smaller ones.
GRAVE v.
To write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised lines; to practice engraving.
GRAVERY n.
The act, process, or art, of graving or carving; engraving. Either of picture or gravery and embossing. Holland.
GYPSOGRAPHY n.
The act or art of engraving on gypsum.
HACHURE n.
A short line used in drawing and engraving, especially in shading and denoting different surfaces, as in map drawing. See Hatching.
HALF TONE; HALF-TONE n. 2 definitions
An intermediate or middle tone in a painting, engraving, photograph, etc.; a middle tint, neither very dark nor very light.
HALF-TONE a.
Having, consisting of, or pertaining to, half tones; specif. (Photo-engraving),
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