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toreutics

Pronunciation: /təˈruːtɪks/

Definition of toreutics

noun

[treated as singular]
  • the art of making designs in relief or intaglio, especially by chasing, carving, and embossing in metal.

Derivatives

toreutic

adjective

Origin:

mid 19th century: from Greek toreutikos, from toreuein 'to work in relief'

toreutics in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of toreutics in the US English dictionary