printmaking

[ print-mey-king ]

/ ˈprɪntˌmeɪ kɪŋ /

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noun

the art or technique of making prints, especially as practiced in engraving, etching, drypoint, woodcut or serigraphy.

Nearby words

printing office, printing paper, printing press, printless, printmaker, printmaking, printout, printout paper, printwheel, printworks, prinzmetal's angina

Origin of printmaking

First recorded in 1925–30; print + making

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for printmaking

Currier and Ives was a printmaking firm based out of New York City from 1834 to 1907.
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Soon he approached Ken Raasch, a California entrepreneur, with the idea of setting up a printmaking business.
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On the evidence we have, the new conception Jackson brought to printmaking was not fully understood until the 20th century.
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