toreutics

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noun

The art of making relief or intaglio designs, especially by chasing, carving or embossing in metal

OriginAncient Greek τορευτικός ← Proto-Indo-European *terə- →
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Meanings

nountoreutics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe art of making relief or intaglio designs, especially by chasing, carving or embossing in metal

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*terə-
  2. Ancient Greekτορευτικός“of metal work”
  3. Englishtoreutics

From Ancient Greek τορευτικός (toreutikós, “of metal work”), from τορευτός (toreutós, “worked in relief”), from τορέω (toréō, “I work in relief”), from τορευς (toreus, “a boring tool”), from Proto-Indo-European *terə-.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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