gravery

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹeɪvəɹi/

Noun

gravery (countable and uncountable, plural graveries)

1. (archaic) The process or technique of engraving.
   • 1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “(please specify |book=I to XXXVII)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: […] Adam Islip, published 1635, →OCLC:

     either of picture or grauerie and embossing

References

• “gravery”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.