steel engraving

noun

, Printing.

1. a method of incising letters, designs, etc., on steel.
2. the imprint, as on paper, from a plate of engraved steel.

steel engraving

noun

1. 1. a method or art of engraving (letters, etc) on a steel plate
   2. a print made from such a plate

Word History and Origins

Origin of steel engraving¹

First recorded in 1815–25