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Scratchboard — or scraperboard is a technique where drawings are created using sharp knives and tools for etching into a thin layer of white China clay that is coated with black India ink. Scratchboard can also be made with several layers of multi colored clay … Wikipedia
scratchboard — ☆ scratchboard [skrach′bôrd΄ ] n. glossy, chalk covered cardboard on which, after coating with ink, line drawings can be made by scratching through the ink to the white surface … English World dictionary
scratchboard — /skrach bawrd , bohrd /, n. a cardboard coated with impermeable white clay and covered by a layer of ink that is scratched or scraped in patterns revealing the white surface below. Also called scratchcard, scraperboard. [1925 30; SCRATCH + BOARD] … Universalium
scratchboard — noun Date: circa 1908 a black surfaced cardboard having an undercoat of white clay on which an effect resembling engraving is achieved by scratching away portions of the surface to produce white lines … New Collegiate Dictionary
scratchboard — noun A technique in which drawings are created using sharp knives and tools for etching into a thin layer of white china clay that is coated with black India ink … Wiktionary
scratchboard — noun another term for scraperboard … English new terms dictionary
scratchboard — scratch•board [[t]ˈskrætʃˌbɔrd, ˌboʊrd[/t]] n. fia a cardboard coated with impermeable white clay and covered by a layer of ink that is scratched or scraped in patterns revealing the surface below • Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
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