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steel engraving

American

noun

Printing.

a method of incising letters, designs, etc., on steel.
the imprint, as on paper, from a plate of engraved steel.

steel engraving British

noun

1. a method or art of engraving (letters, etc) on a steel plate
2. a print made from such a plate

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Etymology

Origin of steel engraving

First recorded in 1815–25

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steel engraving

Beautiful detailed observation and the total effect of a steel engraving with no col or at all.

From Time Magazine Archive

Love's Tribute and Love's Stratagem leaned in steel engraving against a parlor wall.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was a steel engraving of an oval building with rectangular windows, and a small tower in front.

From "1984" by George Orwell

There is to be a steel engraving of Brother Rogers, and a wood cut of Christian College.

From The Story of a Life by Ellis, J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge)

The wall to the right was adorned with a steel engraving of a thoroughbred bull pup.

From The Web of the Golden Spider by Fisher, Harrison

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