engraving
noun
en·grav·ing
in-ˈgrā-viŋ 
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She studied engraving in an art class.
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An engraving notes the year it was installed: 1993.
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Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 6 Apr. 2025
The engravings that would normally appear on a caseback bezel are done inside the crystal.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Alex Kidson, an art historian who wrote a 2015 catalogue raisonné of Romney’s work, thinks it’s linked to a lost portrait of the Countess of Warwick that survives only as an engraving.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
The couple have an infant son named Link, who makes a cameo in the center of The Hearth: He’s depicted on a brass engraving playing the lur, a horn historically used as an instrument of war.
—Oskar Oprey, Artforum, 28 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 6 Apr. 2025
The engravings that would normally appear on a caseback bezel are done inside the crystal.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Alex Kidson, an art historian who wrote a 2015 catalogue raisonné of Romney’s work, thinks it’s linked to a lost portrait of the Countess of Warwick that survives only as an engraving.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
The couple have an infant son named Link, who makes a cameo in the center of The Hearth: He’s depicted on a brass engraving playing the lur, a horn historically used as an instrument of war.
—Oskar Oprey, Artforum, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Engraving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engraving. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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