line engraving

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noun

a technique of engraving in which all effects are produced by variations in the width and density of lines incised with a burin.

a metal plate so engraved.

a print or picture made from it.

Origin of line engraving

First recorded in 1800–10

OTHER WORDS FROM line engraving

line engraver, noun

Words nearby line engraving

line dance, line dancing, line drawing, line drive, line drop, line engraving, line fish, line gale, line gauge, line-haul, line-hauler

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Example sentences from the Web for line engraving

Line-engraving is now practically obsolete, while etching and mezzotint have recently come more and more to the front.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6|Various
In him the real pure art of line-engraving reached its maturity.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6|Various
The graver is the customary and fundamental tool of what is properly called “line-engraving.”
A Treatise on Etching|Maxime Lalanne
Nevertheless, the 19th century produced most highly accomplished work in line-engraving, both in the figure and in landscape.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6|Various

Line-engraving has been killed by etching, mezzotint and the “mixed method.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for line engraving

line-engraving

noun

the art or process of hand-engraving in intaglio and copper plate

a plate so engraved

a print taken from such a plate

Derived forms of line-engraving

line-engraver, noun

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单词	line engraving
释义	line engraving SEE SYNONYMS FOR line engraving ON THESAURUS.COM noun a technique of engraving in which all effects are produced by variations in the width and density of lines incised with a burin. a metal plate so engraved. a print or picture made from it. Origin of line engraving First recorded in 1800–10 OTHER WORDS FROM line engraving line engraver, noun Words nearby line engraving line dance, line dancing, line drawing, line drive, line drop, line engraving, line fish, line gale, line gauge, line-haul, line-hauler Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for line engraving Line-engraving is now practically obsolete, while etching and mezzotint have recently come more and more to the front. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6\|Various In him the real pure art of line-engraving reached its maturity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6\|Various The graver is the customary and fundamental tool of what is properly called “line-engraving.” A Treatise on Etching\|Maxime Lalanne Nevertheless, the 19th century produced most highly accomplished work in line-engraving, both in the figure and in landscape. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6\|Various Line-engraving has been killed by etching, mezzotint and the “mixed method.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6\|Various British Dictionary definitions for line engraving line-engraving noun the art or process of hand-engraving in intaglio and copper plate a plate so engraved a print taken from such a plate Derived forms of line-engraving line-engraver, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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