gravures

Noun

• a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print
• a printing plate used in the process of gravure
• an intaglio print produced by gravure
• the act of intaglio printing
• plural of gravure

Synonyms

gravure, heliogravure, intaglio, intaglio printing, photogravure