brass-rubbing

[bras-ruhb-ing, brahs-]

brass-rub·bing

[bras-ruhb-ing, brahs-]
noun
1.
an antiquarian's technique for copying designs from incised brass memorial slabs and the like.
2.
a copy made by brass-rubbing. Compare rubbing (def. 2).

Origin:
1885–90
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