brass-rubbing

brass-rubbing [bras-ruhb-ing, brahs-] Word Origin noun

1. an antiquarian’s technique for copying designs from incised brass memorial slabs and the like.
2. a copy made by brass-rubbing.Compare rubbing(def 2).

Origin of brass-rubbing First recorded in 1885–90 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 British Dictionary definitions for brass rubbing brass rubbing noun

1. the taking of an impression of an engraved brass tablet or plaque by placing a piece of paper over it and rubbing the paper with graphite, heelball, or chalk
2. an impression made in this way

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