pyrography

American  

[pahy-rog-ruh-fee] / paɪˈrɒg rə fi /

noun

plural

pyrographies

1. the process of burning designs on wood, leather, etc., with a heated tool.

2. a design made by this process.

---

pyrography British  

/ ˌpaɪrəʊˈɡræfɪk, paɪˈrɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

1. the art or process of burning designs on wood or leather with heated tools or a flame

2. a design made by this process

---

Other Word Forms

• pyrographer
  noun
• pyrographic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of pyrography

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; pyro- + -graphy

Example Sentences

Pyrography Carved paddles, war clubs, hiking sticks, etc., were used to display the artistic ability of the boys who brought to camp pyrography sets.

From Camping For Boys by Gibson, Henry William

Pyrography has its birth in intarsia, where singeing was sometimes employed as a shading in realistic designs.

From Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance by Addison, Julia de Wolf Gibbs

Pyrography, pī-rog′ra-fi, n. the art of producing a design on wood by applying heat and pressure.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various