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etching ground ExamplesWord Origin noun
Origin of etching ground First recorded in 1780–90 Examples from the Web for etching ground Historical Examples of etching ground
Etching-Ground, with which to protect the plate against the action of the acid.
Maxime Lalanne
A few minutes after this first operation is finished, the stone is rinsed with water, dried and coated with etching-ground.
Alois Senefelder
The etching-ground is dissolved in oil of turpentine and laid on the stone with a clean ball.
Alois Senefelder
Then it is cleansed with water and covered with etching-ground when dry, as is prescribed for the etched process.
Alois Senefelder
To prepare a plate for etching it is first covered with etching-ground, a composition which resists acid.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7
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