pyrography

[ pahy-rog-ruh-fee ]

/ paɪˈrɒg rə fi /

noun, plural py·rog·ra·phies for 2.

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

a design made by this process.

Nearby words

pyrogenous, pyroglobulin, pyrognostics, pyrograph, pyrographic, pyrography, pyrogravure, pyrokinesis, pyroligneous, pyroligneous acid, pyroligneous alcohol

Origin of pyrography

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

Also called py·ro·gra·vure

[pahy-ruh-gruh-vyoo r, -grey-vyer] /ˌpaɪ rə grəˈvyʊər, -ˈgreɪ vyər/.

Related forms

py·rog·ra·pher, nounpy·ro·graph·ic

[pahy-ruh-graf-ik] /ˌpaɪ rəˈgræf ɪk/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for pyrography

A very pretty finish can be worked out in pyrography, if one is familiar with that work.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
They learned that pyrography with a hot poker was very profitable.
The Story of the Outlaw|Emerson Hough
Pyrography, pī-rog′ra-fi, n. the art of producing a design on wood by applying heat and pressure.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Zan, let's build her a bead-loom and after it is sand-papered smooth we will decorate it with pyrography work!
The Woodcraft Girls at Camp|Lillian Elizabeth Roy

To use the pyrography apparatus fill both the alcohol lamp and the benzine bottle half full.
Three Hundred Things a Bright Boy Can Do|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for pyrography

pyrography

/ (paɪˈrɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun plural -phies

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

a design made by this process

Derived Forms

pyrographer, nounpyrographic (ˌpaɪrəʊˈɡræfɪk), adjective

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