eau forten.
French for ‘nitric acid’; hence, for an etching.
Derivatives
eau fortiste n. an etcher.
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1882 Society 11 Nov. 22/1 The etching being by the well-known eaufortiste, Mr. J. L. Steele.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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n.1882- trilobites
- trilobitic
- trilobous
- trilocular
- triloculate
- trilogic
- trilogical
- trilogies
- trilogist
- trilogue
- trilogy
- trilophodont
- trilophous
- triluminar
- triluminous
- trim
- trim as a trencher
- trim away
- trim by or on a wind
- trim full or sharp
- trim in
- trim one's sails
- trim one's sails to the wind
- trim tab
- trim-cut