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| block |
a piece of wood, stone, or the like to be used for engraving. [1/19 definitions] |
| burin |
a pointed tool with a round handle, used for engraving metal or carving stone. |
| collodion |
in chemistry, a thick solution of pyroxylin suspended in alcohol and ether, used in producing photographic film, in cementing surgical bandages and sealing wounds, and in engraving and lithography. |
| drypoint |
an engraving technique, used esp. on copper, in which furrows are incised with a hard steel needle so as to leave a burr at the sides for a softer outline. [1/2 definitions] |
| enchase |
to decorate (an article), as by engraving or inlaying. [1/2 definitions] |
| engraving |
the act, art, or procedure of engraving. [1/3 definitions] |
| gules |
the color red in heraldic arms, indicated in an engraving by vertical lines. |
| hatch3 |
one of several fine lines drawn to shade a drawing or engraving. [1/2 definitions] |
| hatching |
the drawing or engraving of fine lines close together, used in shading or contour modeling. [1/2 definitions] |
| mezzotint |
a method of engraving on roughened copper or steel by scraping and polishing areas to produce effects of light and shade. [2/3 definitions] |
| micrograph |
a device for doing very small writing, engraving, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| photogravure |
the photographic process of intaglio engraving. [1/3 definitions] |
| plate |
an illustration or engraving in a book, often full-page and in color. [1/10 definitions] |
| potassium bromide |
a white crystalline compound used in photography, spectroscopy, engraving, and medicine. |
| reproduction proof |
a proof of type, an engraving, or the like, made for photographic reproduction, usu. on glossy paper. |
| shading |
marks used to darken parts of a drawing, painting, or engraving to indicate varying degrees of light or shades of color. [1/3 definitions] |
| stipple |
to render part or the whole of (a painting, drawing, or engraving) in dots, points, or dabs. [2/3 definitions] |
| stylus |
a pointed instrument used for writing, or for cutting, engraving, or punching writing or tracing on or into a surface. [1/2 definitions] |
| superscription |
the act of writing, marking, or engraving on the outer surface or top of something. [1/2 definitions] |
| tint |
in engraving, the effect of shading produced by fine lines. [1/6 definitions] |
| wood block |
a block of wood on which a woodcut or wood engraving is made. |
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