etching

/ˈɛtʃɪŋ/
/ˈɛtʃɪŋ/
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Other forms: etchings

Definitions of etching
  1. noun
    making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them
    synonyms: engraving
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    types:
    steel engraving
    the act of engraving on a steel plate
    aquatint
    a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color
    type of:
    printmaking
    artistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreens
  2. noun
    an etched plate made with the use of acid
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    type of:
    engraving
    a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved
  3. noun
    an impression made from an etched plate
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    types:
    aquatint
    an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color
    type of:
    engraving
    a print made from an engraving
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