Photo-engraving

n. [ Photo- + engraving. ] The process of obtaining an etched or engraved plate from the photographic image, to be used in printing; also, a picture produced by such a process. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Photo-engraved p. pr. & vb. n. Photo-engraving. ] [ Photo- + engrave. ] To engrave by a photomechanical process; to make a photo-engraving of. -- Pho`to-en*grav"er n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]