etching

Definitions

noun

1

The art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid.

2

The image created by this process.

"My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects;[…]."

Collocations

2

ADJ.

antique, small

ETCHING + NOUN

technique

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from t

engraving

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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"My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a paintin

Wiktionary

02

Nothing rivals his racehorse etching.

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The Crayon Etching technique is like revealing a rainbow from gloom.

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A small antique etching discovered by the president of Catholic University in Washington, D.C., has created quite a cultural stir.

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