English Explanatory Dictionary

mattoir

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

mattoir mattoirs

Etymology

French matoir

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