toreutics
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
toreutics /təˈruːtɪks/
▶plural noun [treated as sing.] the art of chasing, carving, and embossing in metal to create designs in relief or intaglio.
– derivatives
toreutic adjective.
toreutic adjective.
– origin C19: from Gk toreutikos, from toreuein ‘to work in relief’.
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