pyrography

[ pahy-rog-ruh-fee ]

/ paɪˈrɒg rə fi /

the process of burning designs on wood, leather, etc., with a heated tool.

a design made by this process.

Also called py·ro·gra·vure

[pahy-ruh-gruh-vyoo r, -grey-vyer] /ˌpaɪ rə grəˈvyʊər, -ˈgreɪ vyər/.

Origin of pyrography

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; pyro- + -graphy

py·rog·ra·pher, noun py·ro·graph·ic

[pahy-ruh-graf-ik] /ˌpaɪ rəˈgræf ɪk/, adjective

A very pretty finish can be worked out in pyrography, if one is familiar with that work.

The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 |Various
They learned that pyrography with a hot poker was very profitable.

The Story of the Outlaw |Emerson Hough
Pyrography, pī-rog′ra-fi, n. the art of producing a design on wood by applying heat and pressure.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) |Various
Zan, let's build her a bead-loom and after it is sand-papered smooth we will decorate it with pyrography work!

The Woodcraft Girls at Camp |Lillian Elizabeth Roy

To use the pyrography apparatus fill both the alcohol lamp and the benzine bottle half full.

Three Hundred Things a Bright Boy Can Do |Anonymous

pyrography

/ (paɪˈrɒɡrəfɪ) /

the art or process of burning designs on wood or leather with heated tools or a flame

a design made by this process

pyrographer, noun pyrographic (ˌpaɪrəʊˈɡræfɪk), adjective