celature

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/ˈsɛlətjʊɚ//ˈsɛlət͡ʃɚ/

noun

The act or art of engraving or embossing.

OriginLatin caelatura →
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Meanings

nouncelature (countable and uncountable, plural celatures)

plural celatures

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableThe act or art of engraving or embossing.
  2. countableobsoleteuncountableAn engraving.

    These celatures in their drinking cups were so fram'd, that they might pur them on or take them oft at pleasure

    1627, G[eorge] H[akewill], An Apologie of the Power and Prouidence of God in the Gouernment of the World. […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Iohn Lichfield and William Turner, […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latincaelatura
  2. Englishcelature

From Latin caelatura, from caelare (“to engrave in relief”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

celature. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celature

MLA

“celature.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celature. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “celature,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celature.

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