"drypoint" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: drypoints [plural]
Etymology: dry + point Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dry|point}} dry + point Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} drypoint (countable and uncountable, plural drypoints)
  1. (uncountable) A technique of intaglio printmaking similar to engraving in which an image is incised into a plate by scratching the surface with a hard, sharp metal (or diamond) point. Tags: uncountable Translations (a technique of intaglio printmaking): koldnålsradering [common-gender] (Danish), koldnålsstik [neuter] (Danish), pointe sèche [feminine] (French), Kaltnadelradierung [feminine] (German), puntasecca [feminine] (Italian), koldnålsradering [common-gender] (Norwegian Bokmål), tørrnålsradering [common-gender] (Norwegian Bokmål), sucha igła [feminine] (Polish), ponta-seca [feminine] (Portuguese), grabado a punta seca [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-drypoint-en-noun-WTicynmh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 11 13 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 59 10 32 Disambiguation of 'a technique of intaglio printmaking': 62 19 20
  2. (countable) The needle used in this technique. Tags: countable Translations (the needle used in this technique): koldnål [common-gender] (Danish), pointe sèche [feminine] (French), Kaltnadel [feminine] (German), koldnål [common-gender] (Norwegian Bokmål), tørrnål [common-gender] (Norwegian Bokmål)
    Sense id: en-drypoint-en-noun--isYy4lu Disambiguation of 'the needle used in this technique': 7 83 11
  3. (countable) A print made using this technique. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-drypoint-en-noun-fSUAl9jm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dry point

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