Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The art of working metal or other materials by the use of embossing and chasing to form minute detailed reliefs.
from The Century Dictionary.
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- noun The art of making
relief orintaglio designs, especially bychasing ,carving orembossing inmetal
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From Greek toreutikos, of metal work, from toreutos, worked in relief, from toreuein, to work in relief, from toreus, a boring tool; see terə- in Indo-European roots.]
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fbharjo commented on the word toreutics
What a relief!
September 29, 2007