toreutic

adjective

to·​reu·​tic təˈrütik 

: of or relating to work wrought in metal by embossing or chasing or less commonly to similar work in other materials especially when comparatively minute and highly finished

—not used of the sculpturing of statuary

Word History

Etymology

Greek toreutikos, from toreutos worked in relief (from toreuein to bore through, chase, from toreus boring tool) + -ikos -ic; akin to Greek tetrainein to pierce, bore

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Rhymes for toreutic

• enzootic
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• antiscorbutic
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• hermeneutic
• therapeutic