LINE ENGRAVING


Meaning of LINE ENGRAVING in English

— line engraver .

1. a technique of engraving in which all effects are produced by variations in the width and density of lines incised with a burin.

2. a metal plate so engraved.

3. a print or picture made from it.

[ 1800-10 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .