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engravery

noun

Etymology

From engrave + -ery?

  1. derived from *gʰrebʰ-✻ — “to dig, scratch, scrape”
  2. inherited from *grabą✻
  3. inherited from *grab✻
  4. inherited from græf
  5. inherited from grave
  6. prefixed as engrave — “en + grave”
  7. suffixed as engravery — “engrave + ery”

Definitions

  1. engraving (act, or object)

    • They wonder to find the art of engravery so ancient upon precious stones and signets

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