brass-rubbing

[ bras-ruhb-ing, brahs- ]

noun
  1. an antiquarian's technique for copying designs from incised brass memorial slabs and the like.

  2. a copy made by brass-rubbing.: Compare rubbing (def. 2).

Origin of brass-rubbing

1
First recorded in 1885–90

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British Dictionary definitions for brass rubbing

brass rubbing

noun
  1. the taking of an impression of an engraved brass tablet or plaque by placing a piece of paper over it and rubbing the paper with graphite, heelball, or chalk

  2. an impression made in this way

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