Definition of engraving

• p. pr. & vb. n. - of Engrave
• n. - The act or art of producing upon hard material incised or raised patterns, characters, lines, and the like; especially, the art of producing such lines, etc., in the surface of metal plates or blocks of wood. Engraving is used for the decoration of the surface itself; also, for producing an original, from which a pattern or design may be printed on paper.
• n. - That which is engraved; an engraved plate.
• n. - An impression from an engraved plate, block of wood, or other material; a print.