pyrography

[ pahy-rog-ruh-fee ]

/ paɪˈrɒg rə fi /

noun, plural py·rog·ra·phies for 2.

the process of burning designs on wood, leather, etc., with a heated tool.

a design made by this process.

Also called py·ro·gra·vure

[pahy-ruh-gruh-vyoor, -grey-vyer]. /ˌpaɪ rə grəˈvyʊər, -ˈgreɪ vyər/.

Origin of pyrography

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; pyro- + -graphy

OTHER WORDS FROM pyrography

py·rog·ra·pher, nounpy·ro·graph·ic

[pahy-ruh-graf-ik], /ˌpaɪ rəˈgræf ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby pyrography

pyrogenic, pyrogenous, pyroglobulin, pyrognostics, pyrograph, pyrography, pyrokinesis, pyroligneous, pyroligneous acid, pyroligneous alcohol, pyrolize

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Example sentences from the Web for pyrography

A very pretty finish can be worked out in pyrography, if one is familiar with that work.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
They learned that pyrography with a hot poker was very profitable.
The Story of the Outlaw|Emerson Hough
Pyrography, pī-rog′ra-fi, n. the art of producing a design on wood by applying heat and pressure.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Zan, let's build her a bead-loom and after it is sand-papered smooth we will decorate it with pyrography work!
The Woodcraft Girls at Camp|Lillian Elizabeth Roy

To use the pyrography apparatus fill both the alcohol lamp and the benzine bottle half full.
Three Hundred Things a Bright Boy Can Do|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for pyrography

pyrography

/ (paɪˈrɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun plural -phies

the art or process of burning designs on wood or leather with heated tools or a flame

a design made by this process

Derived forms of pyrography

pyrographer, nounpyrographic (ˌpaɪrəʊˈɡræfɪk), adjective

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单词	pyrography
释义	pyrography [ pahy-rog-ruh-fee ] / paɪˈrɒg rə fi / noun, plural py·rog·ra·phies for 2. the process of burning designs on wood, leather, etc., with a heated tool. a design made by this process. Also called py·ro·gra·vure [pahy-ruh-gruh-vyoor, -grey-vyer]. /ˌpaɪ rə grəˈvyʊər, -ˈgreɪ vyər/. Origin of pyrography An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; pyro- + -graphy OTHER WORDS FROM pyrography py·rog·ra·pher, nounpy·ro·graph·ic [pahy-ruh-graf-ik], /ˌpaɪ rəˈgræf ɪk/, adjective Words nearby pyrography pyrogenic, pyrogenous, pyroglobulin, pyrognostics, pyrograph, pyrography, pyrokinesis, pyroligneous, pyroligneous acid, pyroligneous alcohol, pyrolize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pyrography A very pretty finish can be worked out in pyrography, if one is familiar with that work. The Boy Mechanic, Book 2\|Various They learned that pyrography with a hot poker was very profitable. The Story of the Outlaw\|Emerson Hough Pyrography, pī-rog′ra-fi, n. the art of producing a design on wood by applying heat and pressure. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)\|Various Zan, let's build her a bead-loom and after it is sand-papered smooth we will decorate it with pyrography work! The Woodcraft Girls at Camp\|Lillian Elizabeth Roy To use the pyrography apparatus fill both the alcohol lamp and the benzine bottle half full. Three Hundred Things a Bright Boy Can Do\|Anonymous British Dictionary definitions for pyrography pyrography / (paɪˈrɒɡrəfɪ) / noun plural -phies the art or process of burning designs on wood or leather with heated tools or a flame a design made by this process Derived forms of pyrography pyrographer, nounpyrographic (ˌpaɪrəʊˈɡræfɪk), adjective 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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