n.
Pronunciation: t ə - ' rü-tiks
Function: noun plural but singular in construction
Etymology: toreutic, adjective, from Greek toreutikos, from toreuein to bore through, chase, from toreus boring tool; akin to Greek tetrainein to bore ― more at THROW
Date: 1847
: the art or process of working in metal especially by embossing or chasing
– to · reu · tic \ - ' rü-tik \ adjective