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Webster 1913 Edition

Celature

Cel′a-ture

,
Noun.
[L.
caelatura
, fr.
caelare
to engrave in relief.]
1.
The act or art of engraving or embossing.
2.
That which is engraved.
[Obs.]
Hakewill.

Webster 1828 Edition

Celature

CELATURE

,
Noun.
1.
The act or art of engraving or embossing.
2.
That which is engraved.

Definition 2024

celature

celature

English

Noun

celature ‎(plural celatures)

  1. (obsolete) The act or art of engraving or embossing.
  2. (obsolete) An engraving.
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Latin

Participle

cēlātūre

  1. vocative masculine singular of cēlātūrus

Etymology

Latin caelatura, from caelare ‎(“to engrave in relief”).

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