line engraving

  1. a kind of engraving in which the effect is produced by lines of varying thickness and nearness to each other
  2. a plate engraved in this way
  3. a print from such a plate

See line engraving in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. A metal plate, used in intaglio printing, on the surface of which design lines have been engraved by hand.
    b. The process of making such an engraving.
    c. A print made from such an engraving.
  2. See line cut.

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