pyrography

[pahy-rog-ruh-fee]

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.

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 formspy·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

Historical Examples of pyrography

They learned that pyrography with a hot poker was very profitable.
The Story of the Outlaw
Emerson Hough
Jerry soaked all the labels off a cigar-box, and then burned a most beautiful inscription on the lid with his pyrography outfit.
Us and the Bottleman
Edith Ballinger Price
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
It has been used for pyrography and patterns, two hard places to fill, and for which few woods are suitable.
American Forest Trees
Henry H. Gibson
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)
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British Dictionary definitions for pyrography

pyrography

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 Formspyrographer, nounpyrographic (ˌpaɪrəʊˈɡræfɪk), adjective

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