engraving

[ en-grey-ving ]

noun

1. the act or art of a person who or thing that engraves.
2. the art of forming designs by cutting, corrosion by acids, a photographic process, etc., on the surface of a metal plate, block of wood, or the like, for or as for the purpose of taking off impressions or prints of the design so formed.
3. the design engraved.
4. an engraved plate or block.
5. an impression or print from this.

engraving

/ ɪnˈɡreɪvɪŋ /

noun

1. the art of a person who engraves
2. a block, plate, or other surface that has been engraved
3. a print made from such a surface

engraving

1. An artistic print made from a metal plate on which an artist has cut a design with a graver or a small chisel. ( Compare etching .)

Word History and Origins

Origin of engraving¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; engrave + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Historians say the colonial administrators put down any rebellions and often burnt Naga villages to subdue them, in the process erasing much of their important cultural markers such as paintings, engravings and artefacts.

From BBC

In anticipation of this, Mabel hid and stored some of the beautiful paintings and engravings from the church, meaning they were saved from damage.

From BBC

Customize your leather goods and fragrance bottles with hot stamping and engraving services on-site too.

From Los Angeles Times

Another place to have been given a facelift in Niamey is a stone monument that had an engraving of French colonial officer and explorer Parfait-Louis Monteil.

From BBC

They were also more interesting to look at than regular cash, often containing beautiful engraving or gold embossing.

From Salon

Related Words

• etching
• illustration
• inscription
• lithograph
• woodcut