engraving
pronunciation
How to pronounce engraving in British English:
UK [ɪnˈgreɪvɪŋ]
How to pronounce engraving in American English:
US [ɛnˈɡrevɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- a print made from an engraving
- a block or plate that has been engraved
- making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them
Word Origin
- engraving (n.)
- c. 1600, "act of cutting designs, etc. on a hard surface," verbal noun from engrave (v.). Meaning "that which is engraved" is from 1610s; meaning "impression taken from an engraved plate" is from 1803.
Example
- 1. Configured correctly though , it can also do simple engraving .
- 2. To make things more interesting , we decided to do the engraving in-house .
- 3. Ancient rome was as likely to turn up in a painting of queen elizabeth as an american indian cherub ( with ostrich ) in an engraving of london .
- 4. His portrait engraving shows him with byronic curls , draped in a romantic cloak .
- 5. Engraving awesome , foam-spouting behemoths must have been a nice break from tracing the coast of mexico for the umpteenth time .