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steel engraving

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steel engraving

–noun Printing.
1. a method of incising letters, designs, etc., on steel.
2. the imprint, as on paper, from a plate of engraved steel.

Origin:
1815–25
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steel engraving  
n.  
  1. The art or process of engraving on a steel plate.

  2. An impression produced with an engraved steel plate.

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