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retroussage
[ re-truh-sahzh; French ruh-troo-sazh ]
/ ˌrɛ trəˈsɑʒ; French rə truˈsaʒ /
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noun
the technique or action, in etching or engraving, of drawing up ink from within the incised lines of an inked plate by deftly passing a soft cloth across its surface in order to spread ink to the adjacent areas.
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Origin of retroussage
Words nearby retroussage
retrosexual, retrospect, retrospection, retrospective, retrospectively, retroussage, retroussé, retroversion, Retrovir, retrovirus, retrude
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How to use retroussage in a sentence
But before they can be used to advantage, they must undergo a process of retroussage.
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