engraving
noun
[ ɪnˈɡreɪvɪŋ ]
• a print made from an engraved plate, block, or other surface.
• "the scene is depicted in a contemporary engraving by William Hogarth"
Similar:
etching,
print,
impression,
block,
plate,
dry point,
cut,
woodcut,
linocut,
vignette,
engrave
verb
• cut or carve (a text or design) on the surface of a hard object.
• "my name was engraved on the ring"
Similar:
carve,
inscribe,
cut (in),
incise,
chisel,
chase,
score,
etch,
imprint,
impress,
print,
mark,
Origin:
late 15th century (formerly also as ingrave ): from en-1, in-2 ‘in, on’ + grave3, influenced by obsolete French engraver .
