steel-faced

[ steel-feyst ]

adjective
  1. having the front or outer surfaces covered with or characterized by steel.

Origin of steel-faced

1
First recorded in 1870–75

Words Nearby steel-faced

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How to use steel-faced in a sentence

  • As a rule, the plates are not steel-faced until after the proofs before lettering have been printed.

    A Treatise on Etching | Maxime Lalanne
  • Soft-ground etchings, the biting of which is quite shallow, must be steel-faced after two to three hundred impressions.

    A Treatise on Etching | Maxime Lalanne
  • The zinc plate on which Mr. Lansil's little etching, given in this volume, is executed, was steel-faced.

    A Treatise on Etching | Maxime Lalanne
  • Finally, if a large edition is required, the plate is steel faced.

    The Essentials of Illustration | T. G. (Thomas George) Hill
  • Zinc plates can be steel-faced, but the facing cannot be renewed, as it cannot be removed.

    A Treatise on Etching | Maxime Lalanne