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photogravure

American  
[foh-tuh-gruh-vyoor, -grey-vyer] / ˌfoʊ tə grəˈvjʊər, -ˈgreɪ vjər /

noun

  1. any of various processes, based on photography, by which an intaglio engraving is formed on a metal plate, from which ink reproductions are made.

  2. the plate.

  3. a print made from it.


photogravure British  
/ ˌfəʊtəʊɡrəˈvjʊə /

noun

  1. any of various methods in which an intaglio plate for printing is produced by the use of photography

  2. matter printed from such a plate

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of photogravure

First recorded in 1875–80; photo- + gravure

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He employed a wide range of materials in them — wood, bronze, steel, aluminum, brass, cardboard, paper, canvas, plastic, vellum, photogravure and wallboard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025

Each published set was accompanied by 20 large portfolios containing over 2,200 photogravure prints of the people, places and customs Curtis came to know.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2017

Not only was it what she suspected, but it was a large-scale photogravure, of which fewer than 100 are known to have been printed.

From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2012

But the desolate content of the image wars with the rich, ravishing tones of the photogravure itself.

From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2011

Illustrated with a photogravure frontispiece of the great Magyar writer.

From The Baron's Sons by M?r J?kai

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