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pyrography

The English word “pyrography” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. 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.
  2. A decoration or design so produced.

Etymology

From pyro- + -graphy.

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