drypoint

See also: dry point

English

Drypoints (2).

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

Alternative forms

• dry point

Etymology

From 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.

   Hypernym: intaglio

   Coordinate term: engraving

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