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/si rog"reuh fee/, n.the process of writing or engraving on wax.[1585-95; < Gk kerographía. See CERO-, -GRAPHY]
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Cerography — Ce*rog ra*phy, n. [Gr. khro s wax + graphy.] [1913 Webster] 1. The art of making characters or designs in, or with, wax. [1913 Webster] 2. A method of making stereotype plates from inscribed sheets of wax. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cerography — ce·rog·ra·phy … English syllables
cerography — /sɪəˈrɒgrəfi/ (say sear rogruhfee) noun the art of engraving on wax …
cerography — n. writing on wax; painting with wax colours; encaustic painting. ♦ ceroplastics, n. wax modelling … Dictionary of difficult words
cerography — n. the technique of engraving or designing on or with wax … Useful english dictionary
Cerographic — Ce ro*graph ic, Cerographical Ce ro*graph ic*al, a. Of or pertaining to cerography. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cerographical — Cerographic Ce ro*graph ic, Cerographical Ce ro*graph ic*al, a. Of or pertaining to cerography. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cerographist — Ce*rog ra*phist, n. One who practices cerography. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aquatint — Synonyms and related words: autolithograph, block, block print, cerography, chalcography, chromolithograph, color print, copperplate, copperplate print, crayon engraving, cribbling, cut, drypoint, engravement, engraving, etching, graphotype,… … Moby Thesaurus
coloring — Synonyms and related words: Klangfarbe, abstractionism, achromatism, acrylic painting, acting, affectation, affective meaning, appearance, attitudinizing, bearing, bloom, bluff, bluffing, blush, blushing, cast, cheating, chromatic, chromatism,… … Moby Thesaurus
