Retroussage

Acceptable For Game Play - UK word list

This word is acceptable for play in the UK dictionary that is being used in the following games:

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In the printing of etchings, a method of producing effective tone, as in foregrounds, skies, or shadows, by skilful manipulation of ink in the parts to be treated, the ink being brought out from the filled lines, after careful wiping of the plate, by “pumping” with a soft cloth.
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