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etching

[ech-ing] / ˈɛtʃ ɪŋ /


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The event includes Woman with an Arm Tattoo, an etching depicting Sue Tilley, and runs until 13 September.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

On the picture’s lower left lie three tools of the engraver’s trade: two burins, for making large designs, and an etching needle for smaller ones.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

The venture would also presumably need equipment for etching and deposition, which are manufacturing and packaging processes.

From MarketWatch Mar. 23, 2026

“By no means are we etching anything in stone, but putting a framework out there to guide the community,” said Jerry Chow, IBM’s chief technology officer of quantum-centric computing.

From Barron's Mar. 12, 2026

Of course, I couldn’t take it back because of the etching, but whatever.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

If he grew tired of drawing, Hockney would take photographs, do etchings or design operas.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

The etchings were all created using Blake's own "illuminated printing" technique.

From Barron's Nov. 18, 2025

There’s a stunning group of watercolors, seemingly breathed onto the paper, by Joseph Mallord William Turner, fragile etchings by Whistler and dazzling, light-struck waterside scenes by Sargent.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 11, 2025

This month, Dalí devotees are in luck: 25 original etchings, a mixed-media painting and a drawing by the Spanish surrealist will be on view in Pioneer Square.

From Seattle Times Apr. 24, 2024

Headmarveller MacDonald touched the machine, causing etchings to illuminate like veins pulsing through the brass.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton




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