toreutic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of toreutic
1830–40; < Greek toreutikós, equivalent to toreú ( ein ) to bore, chase, emboss (verbal derivative of toreús graving tool) + -tikos -tic
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In a piece of toreutic art which is the best part? the silver or the workmanship?
From A Selection from the Discourses of Epictetus with the Encheiridion by Epictetus
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