line engraving
- noun
- /laɪn ɪnˈɡreɪvɪŋ/
- Specialized
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grabado en línea
- She collected line engravings made by famous artists to showcase in her gallery.
- fine-line engraving
Examples
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The artist created a beautiful line engraving of a landscape for the exhibition.
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Wow! That line engraving is impressive!
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He studied the details in the line engraving, admiring the precision of each mark.
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Many classic books were once illustrated with line engravings.
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The museum displayed a rare line engraving from the eighteenth century.
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The artist created a beautiful line engraving of the landscape.
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The museum displayed a rare line engraving from the 18th century that attracted many visitors.
Synonyms
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3.6
A picture made by pressing paper on a carved surface with ink
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4.1
A picture made by cutting or etching a hard surface
An engraved design cut into metal, wood or stone
An image cut into a copper plate and printed on paper
A print made from a copper plate with lines cut into it, often of pictures or maps
A picture printed from a steel plate with a design cut into it
A printed picture made from a drawing with black lines and white areas for books or magazines
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is a straightforward noun–noun composition: 'engraving' (a print made by cutting) modified by 'line' (a long narrow mark), so the phrase denotes an engraving composed of or produced by lines. This compositional relationship follows common cross-linguistic naming patterns and would be inferable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Line engraving comes from a method of making pictures by cutting thin lines into a metal plate. Ink is put on the plate and pressed to make a 'print', so the name links the parts line and engraving to how the picture is actually made and the finished image.