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| calligraphy |
elegant lettering or writing done by hand. [1/3 definitions] |
| engrave |
to cut (a design or lettering) into a hard, flat surface, as by a sharp implement or acid, often for the purpose of making a plate for printing. [2/4 definitions] |
| etch |
to cut or eat into (a hard material, such as a printer's plate, glass, stone, or the like), esp. with acid, usu. so as to produce an image, design, or lettering. [1/4 definitions] |
| etching |
the art, act, or process of making designs, lettering, or the like in hard material by cutting or eating away, esp. with acid. [1/2 definitions] |
| frieze |
in architecture, an ornamental band with lettering, design, or sculpture, as above the columns in a classic temple, between the architrave and the cornice, or around the top of a room or building. |
| rubber stamp |
a hand-held device with a flat rubber surface into which lettering or a design has been pressed, used by inking the rubber surface and pressing it on a piece of paper or the like to transfer the lettering or design. [1/2 definitions] |
| stencil |
a design or lettering made by using a stencil. [2/4 definitions] |
| unlettered |
not marked with lettering. [1/3 definitions] |
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