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photoengraving

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. photoengraving (noun)
  2. photoengrave (verb)

pho·to·en·grav·ing

noun

Definition of PHOTOENGRAVING

1
: a photomechanical process for making linecuts and halftone cuts by photographing an image on a metal plate and then etching
2
a : a plate made by photoengraving b : a print made from such a plate

First Known Use of PHOTOENGRAVING

1872

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