Synonyms for etcher


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ech
Phonetic Transcription : ɛtʃ


Définition of etcher

Origin :
  • 1630s, "to engrave by eating away the surface of with acids," from Dutch etsen, from German ätzen "to etch," from Old High German azzon "cause to bite, feed," from Proto-Germanic *atjanan, causative of *etanan "eat" (see eat). Related: Etched; etching.
  • As in engraver : noun graver
Example sentences :
  • All this work is varied according to the wishes of the etcher.
  • Extract from : « The Building of a Book » by Various
  • Vitr is made for the etcher; endless and wondrous are the subjects for his needle.
  • Extract from : « Brittany » by Mortimer Menpes and Dorothy Menpes
  • Levon West, the etcher, once attended Glen Ullin high school.
  • Extract from : « North Dakota » by Various
  • A painter and a colorist, 52 in this book he displays his genius as an etcher.
  • Extract from : « The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) » by Richard Muther
  • He was an etcher too, and some of his plates are still preserved.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 » by Various
  • The etcher runs no risk of any kind by his rule of abstinence.
  • Extract from : « The Intellectual Life » by =Philip Gilbert Hamerton
  • As a lithographer and etcher, his work resembles that of Henri Leys.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 » by Various
  • The engraver, the wood cut engraver, the etcher, all wish apprentices.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement No. 822 » by Various
  • He is also an etcher of great merit, and an original sculptor.
  • Extract from : « The French Impressionists (1860-1900) » by Camille Mauclair
  • Messrs. Cassell and others issued portfolios of prints, and every painter became an etcher.
  • Extract from : « The Life of James McNeill Whistler » by Elizabeth Robins Pennell

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