PHOTOENGRAVE

Etymology

Verb

photoengrave (third-person singular simple present photoengraves, present participle photoengraving, simple past and past participle photoengraved)

To make a photoengraving of an image

Source: Wiktionary


Pho`to-en*grave", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Photo-engraved; p. pr. & vb. n. Photo-engraving.] [Photo- + engrave.]

Definition: To engrave by a photomechanical process; to make a photo- engraving of. -- Pho`to-en*grav"er (#), n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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