toreutics

One entry found for toreutics.

Main Entry: to·reu·tics
Pronunciation: t&-'rü-tiks
Function: noun plural but singular in construction
Etymology: toreutic, adjective, from Greek toreutikos, from toreuein to bore through, chase, from toreus boring tool; akin to Greek tetrainein to bore -- more at THROW
: the art or process of working in metal especially by embossing or chasing
- to·reu·tic /-'rü-tik/ adjective