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line engraving
noun
- a technique of engraving in which all effects are produced by variations in the width and density of lines incised with a burin.
- a metal plate so engraved.
- a print or picture made from it.
line-engraving
noun
- the art or process of hand-engraving in intaglio and copper plate
- a plate so engraved
- a print taken from such a plate
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Derived Forms
- ˈ±ô¾±²Ô±ð-±ð²ÔËŒ²µ°ù²¹±¹±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- line engraver noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of line engraving1
First recorded in 1800–10
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Example Sentences
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Such simple line engravings had become a staple.
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A mariner's card, set into the opening with a metal vernier scale, is in the usual form of the mariner's compass card of the 18th century; it is executed as a line engraving.
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Rembrandt was more directly associated with etching than with line engraving, but his influence was far from exclusive.
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His inclinations in early life turned to the stage; but his true path was line engraving.
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Dry-point, a method of engraving generally regarded as part of etching, but more closely allied to line engraving.
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