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tusch⋅e

[toosh; Ger. 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; < G Tusche, n. deriv. of tuschen to lay on color or ink < F toucher to touch
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tu·sche   (tŏŏsh'ə)   
n.  A black liquid used for drawing in lithography and as a resist in etching and silk-screen work.

[German, back-formation from tuschen, to lay on colors, from French toucher, from Old French tochier, touchier, to touch; see touch.]
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