engraving
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More than 40,000 years ago, early humans were already engraving symbols onto tools, figurines, and other objects.
From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026
The publishers – Cadell and Davies – paid 20 guineas for the new painting which they planned to use as an engraving in all future editions of Burns' books.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026
Lucien Myette began engraving four years ago, after working at a Stewart’s convenience store.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
Later historians described this engraving and, despite having never seen the painting, catalogued its existence.
From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025
There was an engraving of Shakespeare himself on the title page, and on the opposite page, in faded brown ink, someone had written, This hook belongs to Mabel Hatch.
From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick
Vocabulary lists containing engraving
The Renaissance and Early Modern European History - Introductory
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