Taille-douce

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Contents 1 French 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 Usage notes 1.5 See also 1.6 Reference

French

Etymology

literally "soft-cutting"

Pronunciation

• IPA: /taj.dus/
• SAMPA: /taj.dus/

Noun

1. line-engraving, copper-plate engraving
2. a type of engraving on copper plates where the design is made up of a series of lines; its use was formerly common for postage stamps and paper currency.

Usage notes

• The French term is often used directly in English, where it should be italicized.

See also

• intaglio
• steel-plate engraving

Reference

• Douglas and Mary Patrick, The Musson Stamp Dictionary, Toronto, Musson Book Co., 1972, ISBN 0-7737-0006-4

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