gravure

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Etymology[edit]

Short for rotogravure.

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gravure (countable and uncountable, plural gravures)

  1. (art, printing) A type of intaglio printing process, in which an image is engraved onto a rotating copper cylinder.
    • 1916 March 25, Irvin S. Cobb, “"Unaccustomed as I am—"”, in Saturday Evening Post‎[1]:
      for too long have the walls of our houses been adorned with examples of effete Old World portrait gravure.
    • 1964 December, “New Books”, in Modern Railways, page 429:
      THE POCKET ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF BRITISH STEAM LOCOMOTIVES. By O. S. Nock. Blandford Press. 18s.
      Mr. Nock, he remarks in his preface, was "incredulous" when the idea of this book of 192 colour gravure illustrations of a representative collection of British steam locomotives from Locomotion to BR's Evening Star was broached to him.
  2. (Japan) A style of Japanese softcore; glamour photography.

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French gravure.

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  • IPA(key): /ɣraːˈvyː.rə/
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  • Hyphenation: gra‧vu‧re
  • Rhymes: -yːrə

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gravure f (plural gravures)

  1. engraving [From late 18th c.]

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From graver +‎ -ure.

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gravure f (plural gravures)

  1. engraving
  2. (computing) burning (optical disc)
  3. a printing method using as printing form an engraved cylinder

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