"toreutics" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Ancient Greek τορευτικός (toreutikós, “of metal work”), from τορευτός (toreutós, “worked in relief”), from τορέω (toréō, “I work in relief”), from τορευς (toreus, “a boring tool”), from Proto-Indo-European *terə-. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|τορευτικός||of metal work}} Ancient Greek τορευτικός (toreutikós, “of metal work”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*terə-}} Proto-Indo-European *terə- Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} toreutics (uncountable)
  1. The art of making relief or intaglio designs, especially by chasing, carving or embossing in metal Wikipedia link: toreutics Tags: uncountable
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