Gravure Definition
grə-vyo͝or
noun
Any process using intaglio printing plates.
Webster's New World
Photogravure.
American Heritage
Such a plate or a print made by such a process.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
A reproduction produced by gravure.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- intaglio
- intaglio printing
- heliogravure
- photogravure
Other Word Forms of Gravure
Noun
Singular:
gravure
Plural:
gravuresOrigin of Gravure
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French from graver to engrave from Old French of Germanic origin ghrebh-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Short for rotogravure
From Wiktionary
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