engraving
noun
en·grav·ing
in-ˈgrā-viŋ 
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She studied engraving in an art class.
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After that, the wheat stalks were shorn and pennies began displaying an engraving of the Lincoln Memorial.
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USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
While fashion exhibitions at museums tend to divorce a garment from its life on the human form, here the Met will emphasize that connection as the quality that puts clothing on the same pedestal as a Greek statue or Albrecht Dürer engraving.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
View gallery - 7 images Laser engraving has become a new hobby of mine as of late.
—New Atlas, 14 Nov. 2025
Notably, these engravings would need to be made in reverse of how the markings would look when it was used.
—Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
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USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
While fashion exhibitions at museums tend to divorce a garment from its life on the human form, here the Met will emphasize that connection as the quality that puts clothing on the same pedestal as a Greek statue or Albrecht Dürer engraving.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
View gallery - 7 images Laser engraving has become a new hobby of mine as of late.
—New Atlas, 14 Nov. 2025
Notably, these engravings would need to be made in reverse of how the markings would look when it was used.
—Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 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 7 Dec. 2025.
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