retroussage

[ re-truh-sahzh; French ruh-troo-sazh ]

/ ˌrɛ trəˈsɑʒ; French rə truˈsaʒ /

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

1955–60; < French: a turning up, equivalent to retrouss(er) (see retroussé) + -age -age

Words nearby retroussage

retrospection, retrospective, retrospective falsification, retrospectively, retrospondylolisthesis, retroussage, retroussé, retroversioflexion, retroversion, retrovir, retroviridae

Example sentences from the Web for retroussage

But before they can be used to advantage, they must undergo a process of retroussage.
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