tusche

tusch·e

[toosh; German toosh-uh]
noun
a greaselike liquid used in lithography as a medium receptive to lithographic ink, and in etching and silkscreen as a resist.

Origin:
1905–10; < German Tusche, noun derivative of tuschen to lay on color or ink < French toucher to touch

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tusche (tʊʃ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a substance used in lithography for drawing the design and as a resist in silk-screen printing and lithography
 
[from German, from tuschen to touch up with colour or ink, from French toucher to touch]

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