toreutics
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Toreutics — is the art of working metal, [Aesthetics: Lectures on Fine Art Volume II (Aesthetics) by G. W. F. Hegel and T. M. Knox (1998) p.161] [How to Understand Sculpture by Margaret Thomas, Kessinger Publishing, 2005, p.25] by hammering gold or silver… … Wikipedia
toreutics — [tō ro͞ot′iks] n. the art of making toreutic work … English World dictionary
toreutics — noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: toreutic, adjective, from Greek toreutikos, from toreuein to bore through, chase, from toreus boring tool; akin to Greek tetrainein to bore more at throw Date: 1847 the art or process of working … New Collegiate Dictionary
toreutics — /teuh rooh tiks/, n. (used with a singular v.) the art or technique of decorating metal or other material, esp. by embossing or chasing. [1655 65; see TOREUTIC, ICS] * * * … Universalium
toreutics — study of artistic work in metal Sciences and Studies … Phrontistery dictionary
toreutics — The art of working metal or other materials by the use of embossing, chasing, engraving, and fine carving, to form minutely detailed reliefs. (pr. teh roo ticks) Also see dent and repoussé … Glossary of Art Terms
toreutics — [tə ru:tɪks] plural noun [treated as sing.] the art of chasing, carving, and embossing in metal to create designs in relief or intaglio. Derivatives toreutic adjective Origin C19: from Gk toreutikos, from toreuein to work in relief … English new terms dictionary
toreutics — to·reu·tics … English syllables
toreutics — to•reu•tics [[t]təˈru tɪks[/t]] n. (used with a sing. v.) the art or technique of decorating metal or other material, esp. by embossing or chasing • Etymology: 1655–65; < Gk toreutikós=toreú(ein) to bore, chase, emboss + tikos tic; see ics… … From formal English to slang
toreutics — /təˈrutɪks/ (say tuh roohtiks) noun the art of decorating metal by embossing or engraving …
