Etymology

mattoir

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Today it means: A kind of coarse punch with a rasp-like 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. Full definition →

French matoir
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  1. French · derived frommatoir
  2. English todaymattoir

French matoir

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