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Definition of: etch
(ech) v.t.
1. To engrave by means of acid or other corrosive fluid, especially for making a design on a plate for printing.
2. To outline or sketch by scratching lines with a pointed instrument. [<Du. etsen <G ätzen <MHG etzen, causative of ezzen eat]
—etch′·er noun
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