gravure (n.)

  1. a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print

    [ Syn: intaglio printing , intaglio ]

  2. a printing plate used in the process of gravure

  3. an intaglio print produced by gravure

    [ Syn: photogravure , heliogravure ]

  4. the act of intaglio printing

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