The Collaborative International Dictionary
Photo-engraving
Photo-engraving \Pho`to-en*grav"ing\, n. [Photo- + engraving.] The process of obtaining an etched or engraved plate from the photographic image, to be used in printing; also, a picture produced by such a process.
Photo-engraving
Photo-engrave \Pho`to-en*grave"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Photo-engraved; p. pr. & vb. n. Photo-engraving.] [Photo- + engrave.] To engrave by a photomechanical process; to make a photo-engraving of. -- Pho`to-en*grav"er, n.
Usage examples of "photo-engraving".
He set up his own shop, devoted to wood engraving and printing, in New York in 1913 after a varied career working as a wood engraver, in photo-engraving and banknote printing plants, and as an art director and freelance artist.