Associations to the word «Drypoint»

Wiktionary

DRYPOINT, noun. (uncountable) A technique of intaglio printmaking in which an image is incised into a plate by scratching the surface with a hard, sharp metal (or diamond) point.
DRYPOINT, noun. (countable) The needle used in this technique.
DRYPOINT, noun. (countable) A print made using this technique.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.