celature

[ sel-uh-choor ]

noun
  1. the art of embossing metal.

Origin of celature

1
1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin caelātūra art of engraving, equivalent to caelāt(us) (past participle of caelāre to engrave) + -ura-ure

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