The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

toreutics


SYLLABICATION:
to·reu·tics
PRONUNCIATION:
t-rtks
NOUN:
(used with a sing. verb) The art of working metal or other materials by the use
of embossing and chasing to form minute detailed reliefs.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Greek toreutikos, of metal work, from toreutos, worked in relief, from
toreuein, to work in relief, from toreus, a boring tool. See ter-1 in Appendix
I.
OTHER FORMS:
to·reutic —ADJECTIVE