cerography

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cerography \Ce*rog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. khro`s wax + -graphy.]
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   1. The art of making characters or designs in, or with, wax.
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   2. A method of making stereotype plates from inscribed sheets
      of wax.
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