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单词 acrography
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acrographyn.

Brit. /aˈkrɒɡrəfi/, U.S. /ˌæˈkrɑɡrəfi/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: acro- comb. form, -graphy comb. form.
Etymology: < acro- comb. form + -graphy comb. form, apparently with reference to the image being in relief (compare acro- comb. form 1).
Now historical.
The art of incising a design onto a surface from which a cast is made, converting the incised lines into a relief design on a metal printing plate.
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1839 London Catal. Bks. 111 Illustrated by Acrography.
1841 Museum of Foreign Lit. 41 617/2 Acrography, probably, may never realise such brilliant results, as regards execution.
1900 Notes & Queries 21 July 46/2 I have just bought an edition of the Spectator with illustrations in acrography by L. Schönberg.
1968 C. Storm Catal. Everett D. Graff Coll. 246/1 Map: [Kansas] / [lower right:] Acrography, J. H. Colton & Co. New York.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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