pho|to|gra|vure

pho|to|gra|vure
pho|to|gra|vure «FOH tuh gruh VYUR, -GRAY vyuhr», noun.
1. = photoengraving. (Cf.photoengraving)
2. a picture prind from a metal plate on which a photograph has been engraved.
[< French photogravure < photo(graphie) (ultimately < English photograph) + gravure process or art of engraving]

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