Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A print made by the silk-screen process.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An instrument for testing the uniformity of raw silk.
- n. An instrument for testing the uniformity of raw silk.
Wiktionary
- n. A silk-screen print made by serigraphy
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. An autographic device to test the strength of raw silk.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil
Etymologies
- Latin sēricum, silk, neuter of sēricus, silken; see serge1 + -graph. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The word serigraph and silkscreen are often used interchangeably, but fine artists prefer serigraph to identify their work.”
“One such is "Fantasia," a 1982 serigraph based on a 1920 issue of the magazine.”
“Leroy Neiman serigraph original signed not numbered”
“Yuri Dupond Original serigraph hand signed & numbered”
“She begins by describing exactly what a serigraph is -- a fascinating process of layering the colors of various parts of the plants or other objects until the entire picture is printed.”
The Washington Post: Cultivating a meaningful reflection of yourself in the garden
“Also included in the exhibition is a large scale serigraph, "Tree Of Life".”
“A new limited-edition signed and num - bered serigraph will be released on opening night.”
“Each large 11 color serigraph print is 18 "x 42" is $250 and comes with a certificate of authenticity.”
“Hong Hao (born 1965) first became known with his early serigraph series Selected Scriptures (1992 – 2000), consisting of images of the pages of an open book whose witty content ranges from altered world maps to pop visual commentary on Chinese cultural history.”
“I got to learn everything about the screen printing process and created a 7-color serigraph called "Out of Reach.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘serigraph’.
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Silk
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graphs
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Just 'cause I like 'em, S
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Art Terms
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Printmaking Terms
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manicule, perfecting, lithography, relief, etching, serigraph, pantone, pms, edition, gum arabic, chine-collé, intaglio and 78 more...
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