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Vocabulary Entry
etching
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A picture or design made by cutting or eating into a surface, especially metal or glass, or the art of making such designs.
Example Sentences
"The etching showed a detailed city scene."
"She bought an etching at the gallery."
"He studied the technique of etching."
V
verb
Present participle of etch: to cut or carve a design into a surface, or to make a mark on it using acid or another substance.
Example Sentences
"The artist is etching a pattern into the plate."
"Acid is etching the glass."
"She is etching her initials on the ring."