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- Dictionaryengraving/ɪnˈɡreɪvɪŋ/
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- 1. a print made from an engraved plate, block, or other surface: "the scene is depicted in a contemporary engraving by William Hogarth" Similar
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Engraving is the practice of incising a design on a hard, usually flat surface by cutting grooves into it with a burin. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may provide an intaglio printing plate, of copper or another metal, for printing images on paper as prints or illustrations; these images are also called "engravings". Engraving... Wikipedia