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noun
The art of making relief or intaglio designs, especially by chasing, carving or embossing in metal
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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History
From Ancient Greek τορευτικός (toreutikós, “of metal work”), from τορευτός (toreutós, “worked in relief”), from τορέω (toréō, “I work in relief”), from τορευς (toreus, “a boring tool”), from Proto-Indo-European *terə-.
