XYLOPYROGRAPHY

Etymology

Noun

xylopyrography (uncountable)

(arts) The art of burning pictures onto wood.

Source: Wiktionary


Xy`lo*py*rog"ra*phy. n. Etym: [Xylo- + Gr. -graphy.]

Definition: The art or practice of burning pictures on wood with a hot iron; -- called also poker painting. See Poker picture, under Poker.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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