Drypoint

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  • n. A technique of intaglio printmaking in which an image is incised into a plate by scratching the surface with a hard, sharp metal (or diamond) point.
  • n. A print made using this technique.
  • Word Usage
    "Liir could see the artist’s tentative first lines corrected by definitive cross-hatching in a kind of drypoint, with highlights of coffee-colored wash."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    engraving    needle