drypoint

drypoint

See also: dry point

English

Drypoints (2).

Lesser Ury, Woman in Cafe, c. 1919, drypoint (3).

Alternative forms

• dry point

Etymology

dry +‎ point

Noun

drypoint (countable and uncountable, plural drypoints)

1. (uncountable) A technique of intaglio printmaking similar to engraving in which an image is incised into a plate by scratching the surface with a hard, sharp metal (or diamond) point.

   Coordinate term: engraving

   Hypernym: intaglio

2. (countable) The needle used in this technique.
3. (countable) A print made using this technique.

Translations

a technique of intaglio printmaking

Danish: koldnålsradering c, koldnålsstik n French: pointe sèche (fr) f German: Kaltnadelradierung f Italian: puntasecca (it) f Norwegian: Bokmål: koldnålsradering c, tørrnålsradering c Polish: sucha igła f Portuguese: ponta-seca f Spanish: grabado a punta seca f

the needle used in this technique

Danish: koldnål c French: pointe sèche (fr) f German: Kaltnadel f Norwegian: Bokmål: koldnål c, tørrnål c

Further reading

• drypoint on Wikipedia.Wikipedia