brass rubbing

English

Brass rubbing taken from a 15th-century grave at Haccombe Church, Devon, England

Noun

brass rubbing (countable and uncountable, plural brass rubbings)

1. (uncountable) The technique of making a paper copy of a brass-plate engraving by placing a sheet of paper over the plate and rubbing with a crayon.
2. (countable) A copy so created.