rotogravure en · NOUN
Etymology
From German Rotogravur, derived from the Berlin printing firm Rotogravur Deutsche Tiefdruck Gesellschaft, the name of which is conjectured to be a portmanteau of Rotophot and Deutsche Photogravur.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A printing process by which the paper is rolled through intaglio cylinders.
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(countable) A print made by such a method.
On the desk before her lay the rotogravure section of the Sunday Chronicle.
1943, Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead, Book 2: Chapter 5, page 248:On the avenue, Fifth Avenue, the photographers will snap us, And you'll find that you're in the rotogravure.
1933, Irving Berlin, Easter Parade:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rotogravures | Number=Plur | lexicographic |