siderography
American
[sid-uh-rog-ruh-fee]
/ ˌsɪd əˈrɒg rə fi /
noun
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the art or technique of engraving on steel.
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a method of increasing the number of reproductions obtained from a steel engraving by first rolling a soft-steel cylinder over a hardened steel plate and then rolling the hardened cylinder over a soft-steel plate.
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