gravure

[ gruh-vyoor, grey-vyer ]

noun

1. an intaglio process of photomechanical printing, such as photogravure or rotogravure.
2. a print produced by gravure.
3. the metal or wooden plate used in photogravure.

gravure

/ ɡrəˈvjʊə /

noun

1. a method of intaglio printing using a plate with many small etched recesses See also rotogravure
2. See photogravure
3. matter printed by this process

Word History and Origins

Origin of gravure¹

1875–80; < French, equivalent to grav ( er ) to engrave < Germanic ( grave ³ ) + -ure -ure

Word History and Origins

Origin of gravure¹

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

Example Sentences

He is also the author of a useful little manual entitled Les Merveilles de la gravure .

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For the real origin the32 author of the "Discours sur la Gravure" does not hesitate to go boldly back beyond the Christian era.

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The engravers of the last century used to call it gravure en manière de crayon.

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Lettre de Martial sur les éléments de la gravure à l'eau-forte.

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Manuel du graveur, ou Traité complet de la gravure en tous genres, d'après les renseignements fournis par plusieurs artistes.

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