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.
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Example sentences 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 MooreBy this means the ornament of the gravure is transferred to the roller composition.
The Progress of the Marbling Art|Josef HalferThe engravers of the last century used to call it gravure en manière de crayon.
A Treatise on Etching|Maxime LalanneWhen 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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