pyrography

English

Etymology

pyro- +‎ -graphy

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi

Noun

pyrography (usually uncountable, plural pyrographies)

The freehanded art of decorating wood, leather or other materials with burn marks (resulting in surface burned designs) from the controlled application of a heated object or tool such as a poker.
A decoration or design so produced.

Synonyms

pokerwork
pyrogravure
wood burning

Related terms

Translations

art of decorating wood or leather by burning designs into its surface

Dutch: pyrografie f
Finnish: pyrografia, polttopiirustus
French: pyrogravure (fr) f
German: Brandmalerei (de) f, Pyrografie (de) f, Pyrographie (de) f
Greek: πυρογραφία (el) f (pyrografía)
Hungarian: faégetés, pirográfia
Italian: pirografia f
Polish: pirografia f
Romanian: pirogravură (ro) f
Russian: пирогра́фия (ru) f (pirográfija)

decoration or design so produced

Finnish: pyrografinen teos, polttopiirustus
German: Brandmalerei (de) f, Pyrografie (de) f, Pyrographie (de) f
Greek: πυρογραφία (el) f (pyrografía)

See also

woodcut

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