Engraving

ENGRAVING, the process or result of the action implied by' the verb " to engrave " or mark by incision, the marks (whether for inscriptive, pictorial or decorative purposes) being produced, not by simply staining or discolouring the material (as with paint , pen or pencil), but by cutting into or otherwise removing a portion of the substance. In the case of pictures, the engraved surface is reproduced by printing; but this is only one restricted sense of " engraving," since the term includes seal-engraving (where a…

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Vol. 9, pp. 645-645