etching (n.)

1630s, verbal noun from etch (v.), also "the art of engraving;" 1760s as "a print, etc., made from an etched plate."

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1630s, "to engrave by eating away the surface of with acids," from Dutch etsen, from German ätzen "to etch," from Old High German azzon "give to eat; cause to bite, feed," from Proto-Germanic *atjanan, causative of *etanan "eat" (from PIE root *ed- "to eat"). Related: Etched; etching. The Etch A Sketch drawing toy was introduced 1960 by Ohio Art Company.

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Definitions of etching

etching (n.)

an impression made from an etched plate;

etching (n.)

an etched plate made with the use of acid;

etching (n.)

making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them;

Synonyms: engraving

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