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noun
The art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Broader terms: intaglio
Narrower terms: aquatint, mezzotint
noun
The image created by this process.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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verb
present participle and gerund of etch
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: engraving
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: printmaking
Narrower terms: steel engraving, aquatint
noun
an etched plate made with the use of acid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: engraving
noun
an impression made from an etched plate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: engraving
Narrower terms: aquatint
History
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Across languages
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
