photogravure

noun pho·to·gra·vure \ˌfō-tə-grə-ˈvyu̇r\

Definition of PHOTOGRAVURE

: a process for printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods

French, from phot- + gravure

First Known Use: 1879

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