chalcography

[ kal-kog-ruh-fee ]

noun
  1. the art of engraving on copper or brass.

Origin of chalcography

1
First recorded in 1655–65; chalco- + -graphy

Other words from chalcography

  • chal·cog·ra·pher, chal·cog·ra·phist, noun
  • chal·co·graph·ic [kal-kuh-graf-ik], /ˌkæl kəˈgræf ɪk/, chal·co·graph·i·cal, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for chalcography

chalcography

/ (kælˈkɒɡrəfɪ) /


noun
  1. the art of engraving on copper or brass

Derived forms of chalcography

  • chalcographer or chalcographist, noun
  • chalcographic (ˌkælkəˈɡræfɪk) or chalcographical, adjective

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