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Dry Point
see synonyms of dry pointNoun
1. dry point
a print produced by dry point engraving
2. dry point
a steel needle for engraving without acid on a bare copper plate
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Dry Point
see synonyms of dry pointn.
1. A technique of intaglio engraving in which a hard steel needle is used to incise lines in a metal, usually copper plate, with the rough burr at the sides of the incised lines often retained to produce a velvety black tone in the print.
2. An engraving or print made using this technique.
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