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toreutic definition

to·reu·tic (tō ro̵̅o̅t′ik)

adjective

designating or of work done in relief or intaglio, esp. on metal, as by embossing, chasing, or engraving

Etymology: Gr toreutikos < toreuein, to work in relief, bore < IE base *ter- > throw

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