engraving

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a print made from an engraving
  2. noun a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved
  3. noun making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them

Etymology

By surface analysis, engrave + -ing.

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