etching
the act or process of making designs or pictures on a metal plate, glass, etc., by the corrosive action of an acid instead of by a burin.
an impression, as on paper, taken from an etched plate.
the design so produced.
a metal plate bearing such a design.
Origin of etching
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How to use etching in a sentence
Among the latter are the rarely seen etchings Hopper produced in 1915–18 when he was doing very little painting.
Send leaked product plans and inscrutable napkin etchings to nick.ciarelli [at] thedailybeast.com.
By this new species of shorthand we might have embodied this very article in half a dozen sprightly etchings!
In Switzerland, the charming etchings and water-colours of Solomon Gessner must be especially mentioned.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) | Richard MutherAs yet, power rather than beauty presided, unless in the etchings of Vandyck.
The Best Portraits in Engraving | Charles Sumner
I think his etchings are as good as any line work the war has produced.
An Onlooker in France 1917-1919 | William OrpenThe etchings are exceedingly clever and artistical; my copy has the artist's name in his own handwriting.
British Dictionary definitions for etching
/ (ˈɛtʃɪŋ) /
the art, act, or process of preparing etched surfaces or of printing designs from them
an etched plate
an impression made from an etched plate
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Cultural definitions for etching
An artistic print made from a plate on which the artist has etched a design with acid. (Compare engraving.)
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