D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Stopping-out

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01 n. A method adopted in etching, to keep the acid from those parts which are already sufficiently corroded, by applying varnish or other coveri…
  1. 1.
    A method adopted in etching, to keep the acid from those parts which are already sufficiently corroded, by applying varnish or other covering matter with a brush, but allowing the acid to act on the other parts.