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scratchboard definition

☆ scratch·board (skrac̸h′bôrd′)

noun

glossy, chalk-covered cardboard on which, after coating with ink, line drawings can be made by scratching through the ink to the white surface

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scratchboard Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • �: Scott created these drawings in scratchboard ­ an engraving medium which evokes the look of popular art from the period of these stories.
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