to engrave a metal plate

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• engrave — [en grāv′, ingrāv′] vt. engraved, engraving [Fr engraver < en , in + graver, to incise < OFr grafe, stylus < L graphium < Gr graphion, graving tool < graphein: see GRAPHIC] 1. to cut or incise letters, designs, etc. in or on (a… …   English World dictionary

• engrave — verb (T) 1 to cut words or pictures on metal, wood, glass etc: engrave sth on: a silver pocket watch with the initials HTS engraved on the back | engrave sth with: a pendant engraved with a simple geometric design 2 be engraved in your… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• engrave — verb 1》 cut or carve (a text or design) on a hard surface.     ↘cut or carve a text or design on.     ↘cut (a design) as lines on a metal plate for printing. 2》 (be engraved on or in) be permanently fixed in (one s memory or mind). Derivatives… …   English new terms dictionary

• engrave — v.tr. 1 (often foll. by on) inscribe, cut, or carve (a text or design) on a hard surface. 2 (often foll. by with) inscribe or ornament (a surface) in this way. 3 cut (a design) as lines on a metal plate for printing. 4 (often foll. by on) impress …   Useful english dictionary

• engrave — transitive verb (engraved; engraving) Etymology: Middle French engraver, from en + graver to grave, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English grafan to grave Date: 1509 1. a. to impress deeply as if with a graver < the incident was engraved in his… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• printing — /prin ting/, n. 1. the art, process, or business of producing books, newspapers, etc., by impression from movable types, plates, etc. 2. the act of a person or thing that prints. 3. words, symbols, etc., in printed form. 4. printed material. 5.… …   Universalium

• Line engraving — This article currently covers the history of line engraving until ca. 1910. Please extend it as needed, and remove this notice afterwards. Line engraving is a term for engraved images printed on paper to be used as prints or illustrations. The… …   Wikipedia

• metalwork — metalworker, n. /met l werrk /, n. objects made of metal. [1840 50; METAL + WORK] * * * Useful and decorative objects fashioned of various metals. The oldest technique is hammering. After с 2500 BC, casting was also used, molten metal being… …   Universalium

• engraving — /en gray ving/, n. 1. the act or art of a person who or thing that engraves. 2. the art of forming designs by cutting, corrosion by acids, a photographic process, etc., on the surface of a metal plate, block of wood, or the like, for or as for… …   Universalium

• mezzotint — mezzotinter, n. /met soh tint , med zoh , mez oh /, n. 1. a method of engraving on copper or steel by burnishing or scraping away a uniformly roughened surface. 2. a print produced by this method. v.t. 3. to engrave in mezzotint. [1730 40; < It… …   Universalium

• etch — v. & n. v. 1 a tr. reproduce (a picture etc.) by engraving a design on a metal plate with acid (esp. to print copies). b tr. engrave (a plate) in this way. 2 intr. practise this craft. 3 tr. (foll. by on, upon) impress deeply (esp. on the mind).… …   Useful english dictionary