rose engine

noun

A machine, or an appendage to a turning lathe, by which a surface or wood, metal, etc., is engraved with a variety of curved lines.

First used a. 1810
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Meanings

nounrose engine (plural rose engines)

plural rose engines

  1. A machine, or an appendage to a turning lathe, by which a surface or wood, metal, etc., is engraved with a variety of curved lines.First known use a. 1810
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