Creux
Pronunciation : Creux (kr)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., adj., hollow, n., a hollow.]
Definition : Defn: Used in English only in the expression en creux. Thus, engraving en creux is engraving in intaglio, or by sinking or hollowing out the design.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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