Engraving Meaning
/ɪˈnɡreɪvɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe practice of incising a design onto a hard surface, by cutting grooves into it.
nounThe art of producing an image from an engraved printing form, typically made of copper.
Sentence Examples
I'm not engraving them.
You can even add a custom engraving inside the locket, for $10 extra, of course.
The engraving process for music sheets takes a considerable amount of time.
CEFR Practice Quiz
He admired the intricate ____ of a landscape on the vintage silver tray.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He admired the beautiful ____ on the old silver trophy in museum.
Word Origin & History
By surface analysis, engrave + -ing.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"He looked round the poor room, at the distempered walls, and the bad engravings in meretricious frames, the crinkly paper and wax flowers on the chiffonier; and he thought of a room like Father Bryan's, with panelling, with cut glass, with tulips in silver pots, such a room as he had hoped to have for his own."
— 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter X, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
"He stood transfixed before the unaccustomed view of London at night time, a vast panorama which reminded him […] of some wood engravings far off and magical, in a printshop in his childhood."
— 1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
He admired the intricate ____ of a landscape on the vintage silver tray.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He admired the beautiful ____ on the old silver trophy in museum.