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Drypoints (2).

Lesser Ury, Woman in Cafe, c. 1919, drypoint (3).

• dry point

From dry +‎ point.

drypoint (countable and uncountable, plural drypoints)

1. (uncountable) A technique of intaglio printmaking similar to engraving in which an image is incised into a plate by scratching the surface with a hard, sharp metal (or diamond) point.
   Hypernym: intaglio
   Coordinate term: engraving
2. (countable) The needle used in this technique.
3. (countable) A print made using this technique.

a technique of intaglio printmaking

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