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   bright-cut
   type of decorative engraving used on metal objects, especially those made of silver. The decorative designs are created by making a series of short ...
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   Bright-cut
   A technique of engraving much used in the later part of the 18thC. The effect is achieved by the back of the graver burnishing the cut as the front part of the tool picks out the metal giving a distinctivly crisp appearance.
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