pyrograph

English

Etymology

Back-formation from pyrography.

Noun

pyrograph (plural pyrographs)

A hand-held tool, with a heated tip, used in pyrography.

Translations

hand-held tool used in pyrography

Greek: πυρογράφος (el) m (pyrográfos)

Verb

pyrograph (third-person singular simple present pyrographs, present participle pyrographing, simple past and past participle pyrographed)

(transitive, intransitive) To make an image on wood (or other materials) by selectively burning the surface.

Translations

make an image on wood (or other materials)

French: pyrograver (fr), faire de la pyrogravure sur
Greek: πυρογραφώ (el) (pyrografó)
Ido: pirograbar (io)

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