pyrography

American  

[pahy-rog-ruh-fee] / paɪˈrɒg rə fi /

noun

• pyrographies
  plural

1. the process of burning designs on wood, leather, etc., with a heated tool.

2. a design made by this process.

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pyrography British  

/ paɪˈrɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

1. the art or process of burning designs on wood or leather with heated tools or a flame

2. a design made by this process

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• pyrographer
  noun
• pyrographic
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• pyrographies
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of pyrography

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; pyro- + -graphy

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Example Sentences

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pyrography

In the second were displayed china painting, pyrography, and paintings in oil, water color, and pastel, all by Missouri women.

From Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission by Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission

If soft wood, such as basswood or pine was used, it may be treated by burning with the pyrography outfit.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.

The pyrography outfit was produced, and for fifteen minutes Prince Ferdinand William Otto labored, his head on one side, his royal tongue slightly protruded.

From Long Live the King! by Mary Roberts Rinehart

“Yes; I am going to etch the name ‘Dandelion Camp’ in the wood with a red-hot poker, and sketch the dandelions about the name in pyrography, also.

From Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp by Lillian Elizabeth Roy

The multitude of indifferently executed small articles which followed the introduction of pyrography is beginning to disappear, people are considering the art more seriously and applying it to more dignified uses.

From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 by H. H. (Henry Haven) Windsor

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