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Noun: dry point
  1. A steel needle for engraving without acid on a bare copper plate
    "The artist used a dry point to create delicate lines in her etching"
     
  2. A print produced by dry point engraving
    "The gallery displayed a collection of rare dry points"

Derived forms: dry points

Type of: engraving, needle

Encyclopedia: Dry point