celature

[ sel-uh-choor ]

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noun

the art of embossing metal.

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Word History and Origins

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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Celanese Celaya

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