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pyrograph

American

[pahy-ruh-graf, -grahf] / ˈpaɪ rəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

an object ornamented by pyrography.

verb (used with or without object)

to decorate or work with pyrography.

Etymology

Origin of pyrograph

First recorded in 1890–95; back formation from pyrography

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