Tony M Jun 25, 2008:

Thanks, Jim, that's interesting — I knew the first one, but not the second! It's such fun what you can learn on this site! Cheers!

Jim Tucker (X) Jun 25, 2008:

ahh ok - my bad - thanks Tony. (long as I'm here - Sericus - silken in Latin - the "Seres" are the Chinese)

Tony M Jun 25, 2008:

'serigraphy' does indeed exist in EN, though its use is much more confined to specialist fields than in FR.

Tony M Jun 25, 2008:

But Jim, the misprint is 'séNigraphié' instead of 'séRigraphié' ;-)

Jim Tucker (X) Jun 25, 2008:

Don't know why everyone thinks it's a misprint - there are plenty of ghits for "serigraph" in English. That said, there are synonyms for it as well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen-printing

Sandra Petch (asker) Jun 25, 2008:

Just had confirmation that it IS a misprint for "sérigraphié". Sorry to have troubled you for nothing. Many thanks for your time :-)

David Vaughn Jun 25, 2008:

Yes, screenprinted (or screen printed) does seem better.

Sandra Petch (asker) Jun 25, 2008:

"laser etching"? "LightScribe is an innovative technology that uses a special disc drive, special media, and label-making software to burn labels directly onto CDs and DVDs. Because the labels are laser-etched—not printed—there's no ink, no smudging, and no peeling."

Sandra Petch (asker) Jun 25, 2008:

Hi Vaughn - it is tempting to think it's a misprint.
One of the ghits refers to "Lightscribe" "C'est un graveur que fait de la senigraphie (je croi que c'est ca). Il peut graver des teste (sic) et des image sur le CD ou DVD."
Another to vocational training: "Parmi ces lauréats, 24 ont été formés en coupe-couture, 6 en sénigraphie et 3 en garnissage."
I'll see if the author of the text can confirm if it's a misprint or not. If it does turn out to be sérigraphié I prefer "screenprinted". Will keep you posted!