cerograph

[ seer-uh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

1. a drawing, design, or text incised into a wax surface.

Other Words From

• ce·ro·graph·ic [seer-, uh, -, graf, -ik], cero·graphi·cal adjective
• ce·rog·ra·phist [si-, rog, -r, uh, -fist], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cerograph¹

First recorded in 1585–95; cero- + -graph