Definition of Etcheng
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.
2. A design carried out by means of the above
process; a pattern on metal, glass, etc., produced by
etching.
3. An impression on paper, parchment, or
other material, taken in ink from an etched plate.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- the art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid.
- the image created by this process.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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