gravure

[ gruh-vyoor, grey-vyer ]

/ grəˈvyʊər, ˈgreɪ vyər /

noun

an intaglio process of photomechanical printing, such as photogravure or rotogravure.

a print produced by gravure.

the metal or wooden plate used in photogravure.

Origin of gravure

1875–80; <French, equivalent to grav(er) to engrave <Germanic (see grave³) + -ure-ure

Words nearby gravure

gravity scale, gravity wave, gravity wind, gravlax, Gravol, gravure, gravy, gravy boat, gravy train, gravy train, ride the, gray

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Example sentences from the Web for gravure

He frequently decorated his flatware with a refined etching or gravure, his hollow ware with reeding.
Seaport in Virginia|Gay Montague Moore
By this means the ornament of the gravure is transferred to the roller composition.
The Progress of the Marbling Art|Josef Halfer
The engravers of the last century used to call it gravure en manière de crayon.
A Treatise on Etching|Maxime Lalanne
When this is done, the gravure can be rolled over by aid of this roller.
The Progress of the Marbling Art|Josef Halfer

British Dictionary definitions for gravure

gravure

/ (ɡrəˈvjʊə) /

noun

a method of intaglio printing using a plate with many small etched recessesSee also rotogravure

See photogravure

matter printed by this process

Word Origin for gravure

C19: from French, from graver to engrave, of Germanic origin; see grave ³

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单词	gravure
释义	gravure [ gruh-vyoor, grey-vyer ] / grəˈvyʊər, ˈgreɪ vyər / noun an intaglio process of photomechanical printing, such as photogravure or rotogravure. a print produced by gravure. the metal or wooden plate used in photogravure. Origin of gravure 1875–80; <French, equivalent to grav(er) to engrave <Germanic (see grave³) + -ure-ure Words nearby gravure gravity scale, gravity wave, gravity wind, gravlax, Gravol, gravure, gravy, gravy boat, gravy train, gravy train, ride the, gray Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gravure He frequently decorated his flatware with a refined etching or gravure, his hollow ware with reeding. Seaport in Virginia\|Gay Montague Moore By this means the ornament of the gravure is transferred to the roller composition. The Progress of the Marbling Art\|Josef Halfer The engravers of the last century used to call it gravure en manière de crayon. A Treatise on Etching\|Maxime Lalanne When this is done, the gravure can be rolled over by aid of this roller. The Progress of the Marbling Art\|Josef Halfer British Dictionary definitions for gravure gravure / (ɡrəˈvjʊə) / noun a method of intaglio printing using a plate with many small etched recessesSee also rotogravure See photogravure matter printed by this process Word Origin for gravure C19: from French, from graver to engrave, of Germanic origin; see grave ³ 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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