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单词 engraving
释义

engraving

noun

en·​grav·​ing in-ˈgrā-viŋ How to pronounce engraving (audio)
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1
: the act or process of one that engraves
2
: something that is engraved: such as
a
: an engraved printing surface
b
: engraved work
3
: an impression from an engraved printing surface

Example Sentences

She studied engraving in an art class.
Recent Examples on the Web And, when compared with a print made from the engraving, several other elements line up, helping to ensure authenticity. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 June 2022 And, best of all, from the Netherlands, a 50-guilder note bearing an impossibly elaborate, colorful engraving of a sunflower, every seed and vein visible. Christopher Bonanos, Town & Country, 18 Aug. 2022 To create this watch, Cartier’s artisans used a compendium of crafts, including gold engraving, enameling and diamond setting. Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 6 June 2022 The fragrance counter also offers custom engraving of cologne bottles. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 July 2022 On-site stamping offers personalization of leather goods, and the fragrance counter features custom engraving of cologne bottles. Marc Malkin, Variety, 16 July 2022 Generations of Open winners handled the engraving of the jug, which is formally known as the Golf Champion Trophy. New York Times, 15 July 2022 An engraving of a scene from the U.S. House of Representatives in the 1870s. Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 6 July 2022 In an engraving of the Brocken made at the time of Goethe's visit, the land is ravaged: massive swaths have been deforested, with large wounds dug into the mountain for mining. Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

engraving

noun

en·​grav·​ing
in-ˈgrā-viŋ
1
: the art of cutting something especially into the surface of wood, stone, or metal
2
: a print made from a cut surface

engraving 1 of 2

noun

as in etching

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • etching
  • etch
  • portrait
  • representation
  • depiction
  • image
  • likeness
  • illustration
  • watercolor
  • charcoal
  • aquatint
  • caricature
  • pastel
  • drawing
  • line drawing
  • contour
  • outline
  • silhouette
  • doodle
  • blueprint
  • sketch
  • cartoon
  • delineation
  • figure

engraving

2 of 2

verb

present participle of engrave
1
as in carving
to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface engraved the birth and death dates on the tombstone

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • etching
  • carving
  • inscribing
  • graving
  • sculpting
  • tracing
  • incising
  • insculping
  • sculpturing
  • chiseling
  • chiselling
  • affixing
  • indenting
  • grooving
  • notching
  • chasing
  • scoring
  • impressing
2
as in imprinting
to produce a vivid impression of a scar that forever engraved the killer's face in the witness's mind

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • etching
  • imprinting
  • branding
  • impressing
  • infixing
  • engraining
  • ingraining
  • stamping
  • implanting
  • imbuing
  • infusing
  • inculcating
  • instilling
  • enrooting
  • setting
  • fixing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • erasing
  • obliterating
  • expunging
  • blotting out
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