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- Dictionaryetching/ˈɛtʃɪŋ/
noun
- 1. a print produced by the process of etching: "etchings of animals and wildflowers"
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Etching is traditionally the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio in the metal. In modern manufacturing, other chemicals may be used on other types of material. As a method of printmaking, it is, along with engraving, the most important technique for old master prints, and remains in wide use today. In a number ... Wikipedia