rotogravure
Meanings
noun
- A printing process by which the paper is rolled through intaglio cylinders.
- A print made by such a method.
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Etymology
From German Rotogravur, derived from the Berlin printing firm Rotogravur Deutsche Tiefdruck Gesellschaft, the name of which is conjectured to be a portmanteau of Rotophot and Deutsche Photogravur.
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