Etching
Etch"ing
, n. 1. 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.[1913 Webster]
2. A design carried out by means of the above process; a pattern on metal, glass, etc., produced by etching.
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3. An impression on paper, parchment, or other material, taken in ink from an etched plate.
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Etching figures
(Min.), markings produced on the face of a crystal by the action of an appropriate solvent. They have usually a definite form, and are important as revealing the molecular structure. --
Etching needle, a sharp-pointed steel instrument with which lines are drawn in the ground or varnish in etching. --
Etching stitch
(Needlework), a stitch used outline embroidery.
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