brass rubbing

noun

The technique of making a paper copy of a brass-plate engraving by placing a sheet of paper over the plate and rubbing with a crayon.

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Meanings

nounbrass rubbing (countable and uncountable, plural brass rubbings)

plural brass rubbings

  1. uncountableThe technique of making a paper copy of a brass-plate engraving by placing a sheet of paper over the plate and rubbing with a crayon.
  2. countableA copy so created.
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brass rubbing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brass%20rubbing

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brass rubbing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brass%20rubbing.

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