- (v.t.) To produce, as figures or designs, on mental, glass or the like, by means of lines or strokes eaten in or corroded by means of some strong acid.
- (v.t.) To sketch; to delineate.
- (v.i.) To practice etching; to make etchings.
- (v.t.) To subject to etching; to draw upon and bite with acid, as a plate of metal.
- (n.) A variant of Eddish.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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