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Gypsography :: Gypsography (n.) The act or art of engraving on gypsum.

Engraving :: Engraving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Engrav.

Scrimshaw :: Scrimshaw (v. t.) To ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines..

Glyptic :: Glyptic (a.) Of or pertaining to gem engraving.

Engravement :: Engravement (n.) Engraving.

Electro-engraving :: Electro-engraving (n.) The art or process of engraving by means of electricity.

Dactyliology :: Dactyliology (n.) That branch of archaeology which has to do with gem engraving.

Crosshatching :: Crosshatching (n.) In drawing and line engraving, shading with lines that cross one another at an angle..

Lapidary :: Lapidary (a.) Of or pertaining to the art of cutting stones, or engraving on stones, either gems or monuments; as, lapidary ornamentation..

Copyright :: Copyright (n.) The right of an author or his assignee, under statute, to print and publish his literary or artistic work, exclusively of all other persons. This right may be had in maps, charts, engravings, plays, and musical compositions, as well as in books..

Dark :: Dark (n.) A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, or the like; as, the light and darks are well contrasted..

Purpure :: Purpure (n.) Purple, -- represented in engraving by diagonal lines declining from the right top to the left base of the escutcheon (or from sinister chief to dexter base)..

Style :: Style (v. t.) A sharp-pointed tool used in engraving; a graver.

Enchase :: Enchase (v. t.) To chase; to ornament by embossing or engraving; as, to enchase a watch case..

Hachure :: Hachure (n.) A short line used in drawing and engraving, especially in shading and denoting different surfaces, as in map drawing. See Hatching..

Incuse :: Incuse (v. t.) Cut or stamped in, or hollowed out by engraving..

Photogravure :: Photogravure (n.) A photoengraving; also, the process by which such a picture is produced..

Grangerism :: Grangerism (n.) The practice of illustrating a particular book by engravings collected from other books.

Stereotype :: Stereotype (n.) A plate forming an exact faximile of a page of type or of an engraving, used in printing books, etc.; specifically, a plate with type-metal face, used for printing..

Copy :: Copy (n.) An imitation, transcript, or reproduction of an original work; as, a copy of a letter, an engraving, a painting, or a statue..

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