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etching

[ ech-ing ]
/ ˈɛtʃ ɪŋ /

noun

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.

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Words related to etching

engraving, inscription, reproduction, impression, imprint, print, transferring, mezzotint, photoengraving, rotogravure, photogravure

Words nearby etching

etcetera, etceteras, etch, etchant, etched in stone, etching, etching ground, etd, eteocles, eteoclus, eteocretan

Origin of etching

First recorded in 1625–35; etch + -ing1
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British Dictionary definitions for etchings

etching
/ (ˈɛtʃɪŋ) /

noun

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for etchings

etching

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

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