Meaning & use
Etchers
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People who create images or designs by cutting or engraving lines into a hard surface, typically using acid to bite the lines into metal plates for printing.
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The museum's print collection features work by some of the great 17th-century etchers.
Local etchers displayed their prints at the community art fair.
A note on using this word
Etching is a specific printmaking technique distinct from engraving, which cuts lines directly rather than using acid.
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engravers
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