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Definition of Scorper
1. Noun. A graver used to scoop out broad areas when engraving wood or metal.
Definition of Scorper
1. n. Same as Scauper.
Definition of Scorper
1. Noun. (alternative form of scauper) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scorper
1. a chisel [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scorper
Literary usage of Scorper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Short History of Engraving & Etching, for the Use of Collectors and by Arthur Mayger Hind (1908)
"... sections of the same sharpened with a flat (,•). or round (rf) lower edge, to
act as a scorper (or •cooper). 2. Showing another shape of graver handle. ..."
2. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines: Containing a Clear Exposition by Andrew Ure (1853)
"... to improve the effect of the pattern ; and the edges which have been left
sharp by the saw can be removed or rounded by the scorper or engraver's tool, ..."
3. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines by Andrew Ure (1858)
"... to improve the effect of the pattern ; and the edges which have been left
sharp by the saw can be removed or rounded by the scorper or engraver's tool, ..."
4. The Half-tone Process: A Practical Manual of Photo-engraving in Half-tone on by Julius Verfasser (1907)
"Cut out " catalogue illustrations can often be greatly improved by putting in
high lights with the graver, and trimming up with the scorper any rough edges ..."
5. The Half-tone Process: A Practical Manual of Photo-engraving in Half-tone on by Julius Verfasser (1907)
"Cut out" catalogue illustrations can often be greatly improved by putting in high
lights with the graver, and trimming up with the scorper any rough edges ..."
6. Printing Types: Their History, Forms, and Use; a Study in Survivals by Daniel Berkeley Updike (1922)
"One day M. Lepere, the well/known engraver, showed him how his tools were held, &
finding him interested, gave him two gravers and a scorper. ..."
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