GRAVURE

gravure

(noun) the act of intaglio printing

gravure, photogravure, heliogravure

(noun) an intaglio print produced by gravure

gravure

(noun) a printing plate used in the process of gravure

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

gravure (countable and uncountable, plural gravures)

(arts, printing) A type of intaglio printing process, in which an image is engraved onto a rotating copper cylinder.

(Japan) A style of Japanese softcore; glamour photography.

Anagrams

• verruga

Source: Wiktionary



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3 May 2025

DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


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