English noun: engraving |
1. | engraving (artifact) a print made from an engraving |
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| Broader (hypernym) | print |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | dry point, etching, halftone, line engraving, linecut, steel engraving, wood engraving, woodcut |
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2. | engraving (artifact) a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved |
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| Broader (hypernym) | plate |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | copperplate, copperplate engraving, etching, gravure, halftone, halftone engraving, line block, line engraving, linecut, photoengraving, steel engraving, wood block, wood engraving, woodcut |
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3. | engraving (act) making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them |
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| Synonyms | etching |
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| Broader (hypernym) | printmaking |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | aquatint, steel engraving |
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