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- French · derived frommatoir
- English todaymattoir
French matoir
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.