engravings

noun

plural of engraving
as in etchings

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  1. portraits
  2. representations
  3. depictions
Noun
  • The restaurant is named for American artist John Singer Sargent, a painter who specialized in portraits and landscapes during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Maria Black, only the seventh CEO in ADP’s 77-year history, often lingers before her predecessors’ portraits on the walk to her office.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of portraits
Noun
  • Audiences respond to authentic representations of themselves on screen.
    — Dominique Fluker, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Linares caused at least three additional motions containing the same false title, language and representations to be submitted to the immigration court, court records show.
    — CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of representations
Noun
  • The absence of depictions of bows and arrows in many pinturas rupestres may indicate that the groups inhabiting the Serra da Capivara did not use them as weapons.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Although Cassatt would become best known for her depictions of mothers and children, her patrons did not always share that preference.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of depictions
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