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Electro-engraving
Electro-engraving E*lec`tro-en*grav"ing, n.
The art or process of engraving by means of electricity.
EngraffEngraff En*graff", v. t. [See Ingraft.]
To graft; to fix deeply. [Obs.] EngraffmentEngraffment En*graff"ment, n.
See Ingraftment. [Obs.] EngraftEngraft En*graft", v. t.
See Ingraft. --Shak. Engraftation
Engraftation En`graf*ta"tion, Engraftment En*graft"ment, n.
The act of ingrafting; ingraftment. [R.]
Engraftment
Engraftation En`graf*ta"tion, Engraftment En*graft"ment, n.
The act of ingrafting; ingraftment. [R.]
EngrailEngrail En*grail", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engrailed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Engrailing.] [F. engr[^e]ler; pref. en- (L. in) +
gr[^e]le hail. See Grail gravel.]
1. To variegate or spot, as with hail.
A caldron new engrailed with twenty hues. --Chapman.
2. (Her.) To indent with small curves. See Engrailed. Engrail
Engrail En*grail", v. i.
To form an edging or border; to run in curved or indented
lines. --Parnell.
EngrailedEngrail En*grail", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engrailed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Engrailing.] [F. engr[^e]ler; pref. en- (L. in) +
gr[^e]le hail. See Grail gravel.]
1. To variegate or spot, as with hail.
A caldron new engrailed with twenty hues. --Chapman.
2. (Her.) To indent with small curves. See Engrailed. Engrailed
Engrailed En*grailed", a. (Her.)
Indented with small concave curves, as the edge of a bordure,
bend, or the like.
EngrailingEngrail En*grail", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engrailed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Engrailing.] [F. engr[^e]ler; pref. en- (L. in) +
gr[^e]le hail. See Grail gravel.]
1. To variegate or spot, as with hail.
A caldron new engrailed with twenty hues. --Chapman.
2. (Her.) To indent with small curves. See Engrailed. Engrailment
Engrailment En*grail"ment, n.
1. The ring of dots round the edge of a medal, etc. --Brande
& C.
2. (Her.) Indentation in curved lines, as of a line of
division or the edge of an ordinary.
EngrainEngrain En*grain", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engrained; p. pr. &
vb. n. Engraining.] [Pref. en- + grain. Cf. Ingrain.]
1. To dye in grain, or of a fast color. See Ingrain.
Leaves engrained in lusty green. --Spenser.
2. To incorporate with the grain or texture of anything; to
infuse deeply. See Ingrain.
The stain hath become engrained by time. --Sir W.
Scott.
3. To color in imitation of the grain of wood; to grain. See
Grain, v. t., 1. EngrainedEngrain En*grain", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engrained; p. pr. &
vb. n. Engraining.] [Pref. en- + grain. Cf. Ingrain.]
1. To dye in grain, or of a fast color. See Ingrain.
Leaves engrained in lusty green. --Spenser.
2. To incorporate with the grain or texture of anything; to
infuse deeply. See Ingrain.
The stain hath become engrained by time. --Sir W.
Scott.
3. To color in imitation of the grain of wood; to grain. See
Grain, v. t., 1. EngrainingEngrain En*grain", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engrained; p. pr. &
vb. n. Engraining.] [Pref. en- + grain. Cf. Ingrain.]
1. To dye in grain, or of a fast color. See Ingrain.
Leaves engrained in lusty green. --Spenser.
2. To incorporate with the grain or texture of anything; to
infuse deeply. See Ingrain.
The stain hath become engrained by time. --Sir W.
Scott.
3. To color in imitation of the grain of wood; to grain. See
Grain, v. t., 1. Engrapple
Engrapple En*grap"ple, v. t. & i.
To grapple. [Obs.]
EngraspEngrasp En*grasp", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engrasped; p. pr. &
vb. n. Engrasping.]
To grasp; to grip. [R.] --Spenser. EngraspedEngrasp En*grasp", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engrasped; p. pr. &
vb. n. Engrasping.]
To grasp; to grip. [R.] --Spenser. EngraspingEngrasp En*grasp", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engrasped; p. pr. &
vb. n. Engrasping.]
To grasp; to grip. [R.] --Spenser. Engraulis encrasicholusAnchovy An*cho"vy ([a^]n*ch[=o]"v[y^]), n. [Sp. anchoa,
anchova, or Pg. anchova, prob. of Iberian origin, and lit. a
dried or pickled fish, fr. Bisc. antzua dry: cf. D. anchovis,
F. anchois.] (Zo["o]l.)
A small fish, about three inches in length, of the Herring
family (Engraulis encrasicholus), caught in vast numbers in
the Mediterranean, and pickled for exportation. The name is
also applied to several allied species. EngraveEngrave En*grave", v. t. [Pref. en- + grave a tomb. Cf.
Engrave to carve.]
To deposit in the grave; to bury. [Obs.] ``Their corses to
engrave.' --Spenser. Engraved
Engraved En*graved", a.
1. Made by engraving or ornamented with engraving.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Having the surface covered with irregular,
impressed lines.
Engravement
Engravement En*grave"ment, n.
1. Engraving.
2. Engraved work. [R.] --Barrow.
Engraver
Engraver En*grav"er, n.
One who engraves; a person whose business it is to produce
engraved work, especially on metal or wood.
Engravery
Engravery En*grav"er*y, n.
The trade or work of an engraver. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
Engraving
Engraving En*grav"ing, n.
1. The act or art of producing upon hard material incised or
raised patterns, characters, lines, and the like;
especially, the art of producing such lines, etc., in the
surface of metal plates or blocks of wood. Engraving is
used for the decoration of the surface itself; also, for
producing an original, from which a pattern or design may
be printed on paper.
2. That which is engraved; an engraved plate.
3. An impression from an engraved plate, block of wood, or
other material; a print.
Note: Engraving on wood is called xylography; on copper,
chalcography; on stone lithography. Engravings or
prints take from wood blocks are usually called wood
cuts, those from stone, lithographs.
Hoddengray
Hoddengray Hod"den*gray`, a. [Perh. akin to E. hoiden rustic,
clownish.]
Applied to coarse cloth made of undyed wool, formerly worn by
Scotch peasants. [Scot.]
Photo-engravePhoto-engrave Pho`to-en*grave", v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Photo-engraved; p. pr. & vb. n. Photo-engraving.] [Photo-
+ engrave.]
To engrave by a photomechanical process; to make a
photo-engraving of. -- Pho`to-en*grav"er, n. Photo-engravedPhoto-engrave Pho`to-en*grave", v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Photo-engraved; p. pr. & vb. n. Photo-engraving.] [Photo-
+ engrave.]
To engrave by a photomechanical process; to make a
photo-engraving of. -- Pho`to-en*grav"er, n. Photo-engraverPhoto-engrave Pho`to-en*grave", v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Photo-engraved; p. pr. & vb. n. Photo-engraving.] [Photo-
+ engrave.]
To engrave by a photomechanical process; to make a
photo-engraving of. -- Pho`to-en*grav"er, n.
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