"line engraving" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: line engravings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} line engraving (countable and uncountable, plural line engravings)
  1. Engraving in which the effects are produced by lines of different width and closeness, cut with the burin upon copper or similar material; also, a plate so engraved. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-line_engraving-en-noun-VK21P5no Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
  2. (countable) A picture produced by printing from such an engraving. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-line_engraving-en-noun-dVkNraBa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

Inflected forms

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