D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Mattoir

· Mat·toir · IPA
01 n. A kind of coarse punch with a rasplike face, used for making a rough surface on etching ground, or on the naked copper, the effect after bi…
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    A kind of coarse punch with a rasplike face, used for making a rough surface on etching ground, or on the naked copper, the effect after biting being very similar to stippled lines.(Engraving)