[ tə'ru:tɪks ]
■ plural noun [treated as sing. ] the art of chasing, carving, and embossing in metal to create designs in relief or intaglio.
Derivatives
toreutic adjective
Origin
C19: from Gk toreutikos , from toreuein 'to work in relief'.
[ tə'ru:tɪks ]
■ plural noun [treated as sing. ] the art of chasing, carving, and embossing in metal to create designs in relief or intaglio.
Derivatives
toreutic adjective
Origin
C19: from Gk toreutikos , from toreuein 'to work in relief'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004