Definitions for pyrography

pyrography py·rog·ra·phy

Spelling: [pahy-rog-ruh-fee]
IPA: /paɪˈrɒg rə fi/

Pyrography is a 10 letter English word.

You can make 191 anagrams from letters in pyrography (aghopprryy).

Definitions for pyrography

noun

  1. the process of burning designs on wood, leather, etc., with a heated tool.
  2. a design made by this process.

Origin of pyrography

An Americanism dating back to 1875-80; pyro- + -graphy

Examples for pyrography

pyrography, pī-rog′ra-fi, n. the art of producing a design on wood by applying heat and pressure.

They learned that pyrography with a hot poker was very profitable.

The favourite wood for pyrography because of its white colour, freedom from pitch, etc.

Jerry soaked all the labels off a cigar-box, and then burned a most beautiful inscription on the lid with his pyrography outfit.

It has been used for pyrography and patterns, two hard places to fill, and for which few woods are suitable.

A very pretty finish can be worked out in pyrography, if one is familiar with that work.

To use the pyrography apparatus fill both the alcohol lamp and the benzine bottle half full.

Zan, let's build her a bead-loom and after it is sand-papered smooth we will decorate it with pyrography work!

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