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Engraving

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Engraving
Engrave En*grave", v. t. [imp. {Engraved}; p. p. {Engraved} or {Engraven}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Engraving}.] [Pref. en- + grave to carve: cf. OF. engraver.] 1. To cut in; to make by incision. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Full many wounds in his corrupted flesh He did engrave. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

2. To cut with a graving instrument in order to form an inscription or pictorial representation; to carve figures; to mark with incisions. [1913 Webster]

Like . . . . a signet thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel. --Ex. xxviii. 11. [1913 Webster]

3. To form or represent by means of incisions upon wood, stone, metal, or the like; as, to engrave an inscription. [1913 Webster]

4. To impress deeply; to infix, as if with a graver. [1913 Webster]

Engrave principles in men's minds. --Locke. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Engraving — En*grav ing, n. 1. The act or art of producing upon hard material incised or raised patterns, characters, lines, and the like; especially, the art of producing such lines, etc., in the surface of metal plates or blocks of wood. Engraving is used… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • engraving — 1> гравирование Ex: engraving needle граверная игла 2> гравюра; эстамп, оттиск с гравюры Ex: an engraving after a painting by Turner гравюра с картины Тэрнера 3> вырезанная, высеченная надпись; вырезанное, высеченное изображение 4> полигр. клише …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

  • engraving — noun 1) гравирование 2) гравюра …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

  • Engraving — A copperplate engraver at work Engraving is the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or… …   Wikipedia

  • engraving — /en gray ving/, n. 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… …   Universalium

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  • engraving — ɪnˈɡreɪvɪŋ гравирование * needle граверная игла гравюра; эстамп, оттиск с гравюры an * after a painting by Turner гравюра с картины Тэрнера вырезанная, высеченная надпись; вырезанное, высеченное …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

  • engraving — noun Date: 1599 1. the act or process of one that engraves 2. something that is engraved: as a. an engraved printing surface b. engraved work 3. an impression from an engraved printing surface …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • engraving — 1) гравирование 2) гравировальный 3) гравировка – author s engraving – engraving head – engraving machine – glass engraving – wood engraving color wood engraving многоцветная… …   Англо-русский технический словарь

  • engraving — noun a) the practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface, by cutting grooves into it b) an engraved image See Also: engrave, whittle, carve …   Wiktionary

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