pyrography
Americannoun
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pyrographies
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the process of burning designs on wood, leather, etc., with a heated tool.
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a design made by this process.
noun
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the art or process of burning designs on wood or leather with heated tools or a flame
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a design made by this process
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“I just adore that bead-loom you made, Zan,” now said May Randall, working industriously at the chest she was etching in pyrography.
From The Woodcraft Girls in the City by Lillian Elizabeth Roy
The pyrography outfit was produced, and for fifteen minutes Prince Ferdinand William Otto labored, his head on one side, his royal tongue slightly protruded.
From Long Live the King! by Mary Roberts Rinehart
Have some one of your friends bring you a chair, a table and an old pyrography outfit, together with some book-ends on which to burn a design.
From Love Conquers All by Gluyas Williams
If soft wood, such as basswood or pine was used, it may be treated by burning with the pyrography outfit.
From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.
Pyrography Carved paddles, war clubs, hiking sticks, etc., were used to display the artistic ability of the boys who brought to camp pyrography sets.
From Camping For Boys by Henry William Gibson
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