gravure

[ gruh-vyoo r, grey-vyer ]

/ grəˈvyʊər, ˈgreɪ vyər /

noun

an intaglio process of photomechanical printing, such as photogravure or rotogravure.

a print produced by gravure.

the metal or wooden plate used in photogravure.

Nearby words

Origin of gravure

1875–80; < French, equivalent to grav(er) to engrave < Germanic (see grave³) + -ure -ure

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Examples from the Web for gravure

He frequently decorated his flatware with a refined etching or gravure, his hollow ware with reeding.
Seaport in Virginia|Gay Montague Moore
By this means the ornament of the gravure is transferred to the roller composition.
The Progress of the Marbling Art|Josef Halfer
The engravers of the last century used to call it gravure en manière de crayon.
A Treatise on Etching|Maxime Lalanne
When this is done, the gravure can be rolled over by aid of this roller.
The Progress of the Marbling Art|Josef Halfer

British Dictionary definitions for gravure

gravure

/ (ɡrəˈvjʊə) /

noun

a method of intaglio printing using a plate with many small etched recessesSee also rotogravure

See photogravure

matter printed by this process

Word Origin for gravure

C19: from French, from graver to engrave, of Germanic origin; see grave ³

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Word Origin and History for gravure

gravure

1893, short for photogravure, from gravure, from grave (v.) + -ure.