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/ˈɛt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/ · noun
(uncountable) The art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid..
"My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects;[…]."
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Etching means (uncountable) The art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid..
Common synonyms include engraving.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects;[…]."
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