Etching
['etʃɪŋ] or ['ɛtʃɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) an etched plate made with the use of acid.
(noun.) an impression made from an etched plate.
Checked by Harlan--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Etch
(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.
(v. t.) A design carried out by means of the above process; a pattern on metal, glass, etc., produced by etching.
(v. t.) An impression on paper, parchment, or other material, taken in ink from an etched plate.
Editor: Olaf
Examples
- An etching of a child playing with a Blenheim spaniel happened to flutter to the floor. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Two years thereafter, Mr. Emile Berliner of Washington had invented the _gramophone_, which consists in etching on a metallic plate the record of voice waves. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- He has termed his invention, the art of etching the human voice. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The re-etcher is the artist of the etching room. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Smaller developments of lights are worked out by careful manipulation of the etching fluid with small sable brushes. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Unique Rembrandt etching. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- In glass manufacture the process is used in etching on glass designs of every kind, both simple and intricate. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- He takes the plate and by covering up certain parts and etching again gives additional play of color. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- If this copy were photographed on a piece of copper it would present no chance for the etching fluid to act. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Do you like etchings? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Put down the etchings and go away, he said. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Come and look at these sweet etchings. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- His talk was to the same purpose as usual--all about himself and his ailments, his wonderful coins, and his matchless Rembrandt etchings. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Louis, said Mr. Fairlie, show Mr. Gilmore out, and then come back and hold up my etchings for me again. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He might have been a man half an hour ago, before I wanted my etchings, and he may be a man half an hour hence, when I don't want them any longer. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Not the one with the green back--that contains my Rembrandt etchings, Mr. Hartright. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
Editor: Lorna