Vocabulary : Arts
Since Many Analogy Questions feature technical terms from Arts, which even students with strong general vocabulary, may not be aware of, this chapter gives such a list of words for the benefit of all the students.
Appliqué: cut-out decorative design sewn on a cloth
Batik: hand-dyed patterns on fabric
Calligraphy: highly decorative hand-writing
Cartoon: humorous sketch or drawing
Collage: artwork using various materials
Ceramics: manufacturing of work of arts by firing of earth ware, porcelain or brick
Chase (v): to decorate metal by engraving
China: delicate porcelain ware such as cups and plates
Crocheting: knitting with a hooked needle
Crockery: earth ware plates, cups etc.
Damascening: craft of making gold inlays
Daguerreotype: early form of silver plate photography which is now obsolete
Decoupage: decorating surfaces with paper cut outs
Embossing: decorating surfaces with raised ornamentation
Engraving: cutting of designs into hard surface
Etching: making designs on a metal plate or glass by the corrosive action of acid
Filigree: ornamental work of delicate, intricate design with thin metal wire
Firing: baking ceramic objects in hot oven
Gild (v): to cover a surface with a thin layer of gold
Holography: three-dimensional photography using split laser beam
Ikebana: Japanese art of arranging flowers in artistic designs
Intaglio: Engraved design on a plate surface
Lapidary: gem cutting
Lace: a delicate fabric made of yarn: gold or silver ornamental braid
Logo: a name, symbol or a trademark
Montage: a single pictorial composition made by juxtaposing many pictures or designs
Origami: Japanese decorative art of creating shapes by folding paper
Papier-Mâché: decorative object made from pulped paper
Parquet: art work on floor made with an inlay of wood of different colors
Pottery: clay objects hardened by heat
Rebus: a representation of words in the form of pictures
Refractory: having high heat resistance
Sampler: cloth with decorative embroidery
Serigraphy: screen printing on silks
Silhouette: an out line that appears dark against a light back ground
Still-life: photo graph of inanimate objects
Stone ware: high fired clay pottery
Tapestry: heavy decorative cloth hung on a wall
Terra cotta: hard, brown-red unglazed earthen ware
Veneer: a thin layer of finely grained wood over another surface
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