artogravure

noun

art·​o·​gra·​vure

¦ärtəgrə¦vyu̇(ə)r

plural -s

: the process of preparing silk-screen stencils photographically by sensitizing the silk and printing the image on it

Word History

Etymology

art entry 2 + -o- + gravure

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