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etching ground
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Word History and Origins
Origin of etching ground1
First recorded in 1780–90
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Example Sentences
To prepare a plate for etching it is first covered with etching-ground, a composition which resists acid.
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The varnish for revarnishing is nothing but ordinary etching-ground, dissolved in oil of lavender.
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The varnish used in this operation is the ordinary etching-ground in balls, dissolved in oil of lavender in a bath of warm water.
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Heat your plate, and surround the part to be rebitten with a thick coat of ordinary etching-ground.
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Rembrandt's etching ground has been the subject of considerable discussion.
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