pyrography

Plural: pyrographies

Noun

• the act of producing drawings on wood or leather by using heated tools or a fine flame
• 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.
• A decoration or design so produced.

Synonyms

pokerwork, pyrogravure, wood burning

Related Words

pyrograph, pyrographer, pyrographic, pyropen, woodcut