steel engraving
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noun Printing.
a method of incising letters, designs, etc., on steel.
the imprint, as on paper, from a plate of engraved steel.
Nearby words
steek, steel, steel band, steel blue, steel drum, steel engraving, steel gray, steel grey, steel guitar, steel lumber, steel mill
Origin of steel engraving
First recorded in 1815–25
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Examples from the Web for steel engraving
Gill took from his pocket a neatly folded, daintily perfumed letter, the chirography of which was like steel-engraving.
British Dictionary definitions for steel engraving
steel engraving
noun
- a method or art of engraving (letters, etc) on a steel plate
- a print made from such a plate
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