engraving
noun
en·grav·ing
in-ˈgrā-viŋ 
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She studied engraving in an art class.
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On Friday, there will be spirit tastings, complimentary glass engraving, anniversary glassware, an 11-year bourbon special and rum samples.
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
Johannes Gutenberg combined woodblock engraving, coin-making and the wine press to create his printing press.
—David Brooks, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
The latest study provides evidence of deliberate symbolic engravings during the Middle Paleolithic in the Levant, which roughly spanned from 250,000 to 45,000 years ago.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
The work is based on an engraving of Lady Charlotte Mary Harley that accompanied an edition of Finden’s Illustrations of the Life and Works of Lord Byron.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
Johannes Gutenberg combined woodblock engraving, coin-making and the wine press to create his printing press.
—David Brooks, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
The latest study provides evidence of deliberate symbolic engravings during the Middle Paleolithic in the Levant, which roughly spanned from 250,000 to 45,000 years ago.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
The work is based on an engraving of Lady Charlotte Mary Harley that accompanied an edition of Finden’s Illustrations of the Life and Works of Lord Byron.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for engraving
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“Engraving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engraving. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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