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Printing process (7 letter answer)

The Answer

GRAVURE

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The answer GRAVURE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.

Definition

GRAVURE as a noun:

1. (intaglio printing, intaglio, gravure) = a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print
2. a printing plate used in the process of gravure
3. (gravure, photogravure, heliogravure) = an intaglio print produced by gravure
4. the act of intaglio printing