engravement

English

Etymology

From engrave +‎ -ment.

Noun

engravement (countable and uncountable, plural engravements)

1. Engraving (act of engravement).
2. engraving (engraved work).
   • a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number). An Exposition of the Creed”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:

     the engravement of art and man's device

References

• “engravement”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.