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toreutic
[ tuh-roo-tik ]
/ təˈru tɪk /
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adjective
of or relating to toreutics or the objects produced by this technique.
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Origin of toreutic
1830–40; <Greek toreutikós, equivalent to toreú(ein) to bore, chase, emboss (verbal derivative of toreús graving tool) + -tikos-tic
Words nearby toreutic
toreador pants, Torecan, Torelli, torenia, torero, toreutic, toreutics, Torfaen, tori, toric, toric lens
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