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tusche

[ toosh; German toosh-uh ]
/ tʊʃ; German ˈtʊʃ ə /
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noun
a greaselike liquid used in lithography as a medium receptive to lithographic ink, and in etching and silkscreen as a resist.
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Origin of tusche

1905–10; <German Tusche, noun derivative of tuschen to lay on color or ink <French toucher to touch

Words nearby tusche

turya, Tuscaloosa, Tuscan, Tuscany, Tuscarora, tusche, Tusculan, Tusculum, tush, tushery, tushie
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British Dictionary definitions for tusche

tusche
/ (tʊʃ) /
noun
a substance used in lithography for drawing the design and as a resist in silk-screen printing and lithography

Word Origin for tusche

from German, from tuschen to touch up with colour or ink, from French toucher to touch
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