TOREUTICS


Meaning of TOREUTICS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tə-ˈrü-tiks ]

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 -ˈrü-tik adjective

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