Engraving
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| - | '''Engraving''' is the practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorative object in itself, as when [[silver]] or [[gold]] are engraved, or in art may provide an [[intaglio (printmaking)|intaglio]] printing plate in [[printmaking]], of [[copper]] or another metal. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007] | + | '''Engraving''' is the practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorative object in itself, as when [[silver]] or [[gold]] are engraved, or in art may provide an [[intaglio (printmaking)|intaglio]] printing plate in [[printmaking]], of [[copper]] or another metal. {{GFDL}} |
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Engraving is the practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorative object in itself, as when silver or gold are engraved, or in art may provide an intaglio printing plate in printmaking, of copper or another metal.
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