n. | 1. | The act or art of producing upon hard material incised or raised patterns, characters, lines, and the like; especially, the art of producing such lines, etc., in the surface of metal plates or blocks of wood. Engraving is used for the decoration of the surface itself; also, for producing an original, from which a pattern or design may be printed on paper. |
2. | That which is engraved; an engraved plate. | |
3. | An impression from an engraved plate, block of wood, or other material; a print. |
Noun | 1. | engraving - a print made from an engraving |
2. | engraving - a block or plate that has been engraved | |
3. | engraving - making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them Synonyms: etching |