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• present participle of etch.

etching

American  

[ech-ing] / ˈɛtʃ ɪŋ /

noun

1. 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.

2. an impression, as on paper, taken from an etched plate.

3. the design so produced.

4. a metal plate bearing such a design.

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etching British  

/ ˈɛtʃɪŋ /

noun

1. the art, act, or process of preparing etched surfaces or of printing designs from them

2. an etched plate

3. an impression made from an etched plate

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etching Cultural  

1. An artistic print made from a plate on which the artist has etched a design with acid. (Compare engraving.)

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Etymology

Origin of etching

First recorded in 1625–35; etch + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Etching a pattern into the top before baking.

From Washington Times • Nov. 15, 2023

Etching can clog with soap scum, which can make the floor as slippery as it is was before; scrubbing with a degreaser can restore the anti-slip surface.

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2023

In the town of Telford in the English Midlands, Advanced Chemical Etching makes metal components for cars, jets, drones, satellites and medical devices, with many of these wares destined for Europe.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2020

Etching scary legal words in the bottom of a work in your collection in the hopes of scaring people away from engaging with it is the opposite of that.

From Slate • Nov. 15, 2019

Miss Etching complimented them on the good the summer seemed to have done them.

From A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall by Marlowe, Amy Bell

Related Words

• engraving
• inscription
• reproduction