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etching definition

etch·ing (ec̸h′iŋ)

noun

  1. the art or act of one who etches
  2. an etched plate, drawing, or design
  3. a print made from an etched surface

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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