poker-work
Definition
Noun: - Decorative art technique: "poker-work" refers to the art or process of decorating wood or leather by burning designs into the surface with a heated metal tool, such as a poker.
Usage Examples
- (She used the technique of burning designs into wood.)
- (The table had decorative burned designs.)
Advanced Usage
- "poker-work design": a specific pattern or image created using this technique.
- The poker-work design on the leather belt showed a detailed hunting scene. (The burned pattern depicted a scene.)
Variants and Related Words
- Poker (n): a metal rod with a handle, used to stir a fire; also, the tool used in poker-work.
- He used a red-hot poker to create the poker-work on the wood. (The tool for burning designs.)
Synonyms
- Pyrography: the formal term for the art of decorating wood or other materials with burn marks.
- Wood burning: a common, informal name for the same technique.
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