steel-faced
[ steel-feyst ]
adjective
having the front or outer surfaces covered with or characterized by steel.
Origin of steel-faced
1First recorded in 1870–75
Words Nearby steel-faced
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How to use steel-faced in a sentence
As a rule, the plates are not steel-faced until after the proofs before lettering have been printed.
A Treatise on Etching | Maxime LalanneSoft-ground etchings, the biting of which is quite shallow, must be steel-faced after two to three hundred impressions.
A Treatise on Etching | Maxime LalanneThe zinc plate on which Mr. Lansil's little etching, given in this volume, is executed, was steel-faced.
A Treatise on Etching | Maxime LalanneFinally, if a large edition is required, the plate is steel faced.
The Essentials of Illustration | T. G. (Thomas George) HillZinc plates can be steel-faced, but the facing cannot be renewed, as it cannot be removed.
A Treatise on Etching | Maxime Lalanne
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