line engraving

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A metal plate, used in intaglio printing, on the surface of which design lines have been engraved by hand.
• noun The process of making such an engraving.
• noun A print made from such an engraving.

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun The process of engraving in lines: commonly synonymous with steel or copperplate engraving. See engraving.
• noun An engraved plate, or a print representing its subject chiefly or wholly by lines.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun Engraving in which the effects are produced by lines of different width and closeness, cut with the burin upon copper or similar material; also, a plate so engraved.
• noun A picture produced by printing from such an engraving.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun a print obtained from a line drawing
• noun engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engraved