eau forte

Eau forte

Eau` forte"\ ([=o]` f[-o]rt"). [F., strong water, nitric acid (which is used in etching plates).] (Art) An etching or a print from an etched plate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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