retroussage

[re-truh-sahzh; Fr. ruh-troo-sazh]

ret·rous·sage

[re-truh-sahzh; Fr. ruh-troo-sazh]
noun
the technique or action, in etching or engraving, of drawing up ink from within the incised lines of an inked plate by deftly passing a soft cloth across its surface in order to spread ink to the adjacent areas.

Origin:
1955–60; < French: a turning up, equivalent to retrouss(er) (see retroussé) + -age -age
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