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etching - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'etching' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Etching [ n.]
- The act, art, or practice of engraving by means of acid which eats away lines or surfaces left unprotected in metal, glass, or the like. See Etch, v. t.
2 . Etching [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Etch
3 . Etching [ v. t.]
- A design carried out by means of the above process; a pattern on metal, glass, etc., produced by etching.
- An impression on paper, parchment, or other material, taken in ink from an etched plate.

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