engravery en · NOUN
Etymology
From engrave + -ery?
Meanings
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(archaic, uncountable, usually) engraving (act, or object)
They wonder to find the art of engravery so ancient upon precious stones and signets
c. 1683 (date written), Thomas Brown [i.e., Thomas Browne], “(please specify the page)”, in [Thomas Tenison], editor, Certain Miscellany Tracts, London: […] Charles Mearn, […], published 1683, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| engraveries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |