pyrography
nounEtymology From pyro- + -graphy.
1
Usually 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
Usually A decoration or design so produced.
- Synonyms
- pokerwork, pyrogravure, wood burning
- Derived terms
- xylopyrography
- Related terms
- pyrograph, pyrographer, pyrographic, pyropen, woodcut