toreutics

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek τορευτικός (toreutikós, “of metal work”), from τορευτός (toreutós, “worked in relief”), from τορέω (toréō, “I work in relief”), from τορευς (toreus, “a boring tool”), from Proto-Indo-European *terə-. === Noun === toreutics (uncountable) The art of making relief or intaglio designs, especially by chasing, carving or embossing in metal