photoengraving

[ foh-toh-en-grey-ving ]
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noun
  1. a photographic process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing.

  2. a plate so produced.

  1. a print made from it.

Origin of photoengraving

1
First recorded in 1870–75; photo- + engraving

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British Dictionary definitions for photoengraving

photoengraving

/ (ˌfəʊtəʊɪnˈɡreɪvɪŋ) /


noun
  1. a photomechanical process for producing letterpress printing plates

  2. a plate made by this process

  1. a print made from such a plate

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