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engraving

 
Noun engraving has 3 senses
  1. engraving - a print made from an engraving
    --1 is a kind of
    print
    --1 has particulars:
     dry point; etching; halftone; linecut, line engraving; steel engraving; woodcut, wood engraving
  2. engraving - a block or plate that has been engraved
    --2 is a kind of
    plate
    --2 has particulars:
     copperplate; dry point; etching; gravure; halftone, halftone engraving, photoengraving; linecut, line block, line engraving; steel engraving; woodcut, wood block, wood engraving
  3. engraving, etching - making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them
    --3 is a kind of printmaking
    --3 has particulars: steel engraving; aquatint
    Derived form: verb engrave3
Verb engrave has 4 senses
  1. engrave, grave, inscribe - carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the winner's name onto the trophy cup"
    --1 is one way to carve, chip at
    Derived form: noun engraver1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  2. engrave - impress or affect deeply; "The event engraved itself into her memory"
    --2 is one way to
    affect, impress, move, strike
    Sample sentence:
    Something is ----ing PP
  3. engrave - carve, cut, or etch into a block used for printing or print from such a block; "engrave a letter"
    --3 is one way to
    print
    Derived forms: noun gravure4, noun engraver2, noun engraving3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. engrave - carve, cut, or etch a design or letters into; "engrave the pen with the owner's name"
    --4 is one way to
    carve, chip at
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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