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Meaning of Gravure | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A type of intaglio printing process, in which an image is engraved onto a rotating copper cylinder.
  2. A style of Japanese softcore; glamour photography.

Equivalents

العربية الحفر
Català gravat
Deutsch Niederdruck
Français gravure
Polski grawiura
Română gravură

Examples

“for too long have the walls of our houses been adorned with examples of effete Old World portrait gravure.”
“THE POCKET ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF BRITISH STEAM LOCOMOTIVES. By O. S. Nock. Blandford Press. 18s. Mr. Nock, he remarks in his preface, was "incredulous" when the idea of this book of 192 colour gravure illustrations of a representative collection of British steam locomotives from Locomotion to BR's Evening Star was broached to him.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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