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photogravure
noun
[ ˌfəʊtə(ʊ)ɡraˈvjʊə ]
• an image produced from a photographic negative transferred to a metal plate and etched in.
Origin:
late 19th century: from French, from photo- ‘relating to light’ + gravure ‘engraving’.