line engraving
- a kind of engraving in which the effect is produced by lines of varying thickness and nearness to each other
- a plate engraved in this way
- a print from such a plate
See line engraving in American Heritage Dictionary 4
nouna. 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.
- See line cut.
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