etching

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The art of cutting a design into a metal plate with acid so prints can be made from it.

   She studied etching at art school before becoming a printmaker.

2. 2
   noun

   A picture printed from an etched metal plate.

   An old etching of the city hung above the fireplace.

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