- (v.t.) A design carried out by means of the above process; a pattern on metal, glass, etc., produced by etching.
- (p.pr.&vb.n.) of Etch.
- (v.t.) An impression on paper, parchment or other material, taken in ink from an etched plate.
- (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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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