Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gravure

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: gravure
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of intaglio printing process, in which an image is engraved onto a rotating copper cylinder.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A style of Japanese softcore; glamour photography.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Short for rotogravure.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gravures (plural)

Phrases

gravure idol

Frequently Paired Words

autogravure gravure idol photogravure pyrogravure rotogravure

Synonyms

photogravure heliogravure intaglio printing intaglio

Questions

What does gravure mean?: A type of intaglio printing process, in which an image is engraved onto a rotating copper cylinder.
Where does gravure come from?: Short for rotogravure.

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