Engraved+plate

  • 51engrave — transitive verb (engraved; engraving) Etymology: Middle French engraver, from en + graver to grave, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English grafan to grave Date: 1509 1. a. to impress deeply as if with a graver < the incident was engraved in his&#8230; …

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  • 52Nature printing — is a printing process, developed in the 18th century, that uses the plants, animals, rocks and other natural subjects to produce an image. The subject undergoes several stages to give a direct impression onto materials such as lead, gum, and&#8230; …

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  • 53engraving — en•grav•ing [[t]ɛnˈgreɪ vɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) the act or art of a person who engraves 2) pri fia the art of forming designs by cutting, etching with acids, a photographic process, etc., as on the surface of a metal plate or block of wood, from which&#8230; …

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  • 54artist's proof — noun : one of the first and therefore best proofs printed from an engraved plate * * * artist s proof noun An unnumbered proof (now esp a first impression) of a print made and/or kept for the artist s own use or record • • • Main Entry: ↑artist&#8230; …

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  • 55retroussage — I. ˌre.trəˈsäzh noun ( s) Etymology: French, act of tucking up, turning up, from retrousser to tuck up, turn up + age : the wiping of an inked engraved plate with a cloth so as to draw up a slight amount of ink to the edges of the filled lines&#8230; …

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  • 56remarque — [ri märk′] n. [Fr: see REMARK] 1. a mark, esp. a small design or sketch, made on the margin of an engraved plate and appearing only on proofs, to identify a particular stage of the plate 2. a plate, print, or proof bearing such a mark …

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  • 58engraving — /ɛnˈgreɪvɪŋ / (say en grayving), /ən / (say uhn ) noun 1. the act or art of someone or something that engraves. 2. the art of forming designs by cutting, corrosion by acids, a photographic process, etc., on the surface of metal plates or of&#8230; …

  • 59engraving — [en grāv′iŋ, ingrāv′iŋ] n. 1. the act, process, or art of one who engraves 2. an engraved plate, drawing, or design 3. a print made from an engraved surface …

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  • 60intaglio printing — noun a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print • Syn: ↑intaglio, ↑gravure • Hypernyms: ↑printing, ↑printing process • Hyponyms: ↑p …

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