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Meaning of "retroussage" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RETROUSSAGE

retroussage  [ˌrətruːˈsɑːʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RETROUSSAGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Retroussage is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RETROUSSAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of retroussage in the English dictionary

The definition of retroussage in the dictionary is a method of wiping a type of printed plate called an intaglio which results in the ink being slightly smudged so as to give a softer or blurry effect.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RETROUSSAGE


barrage
ˈbærɑːʒ
bricolage
ˈbrɪkəˌlɑːʒ
camouflage
ˈkæməˌflɑːʒ
collage
kəˈlɑːʒ
corsage
kɔːˈsɑːʒ
decoupage
ˌdeɪkuːˈpɑːʒ
dressage
ˈdrɛsɑːʒ
entourage
ˈɒntʊˌrɑːʒ
etage
eɪˈtɑːʒ
garage
ˈɡærɑːʒ
massage
ˈmæsɑːʒ
mirage
mɪˈrɑːʒ
montage
mɒnˈtɑːʒ
paysage
ˌpeɪˈzɑːʒ
petrissage
ˌpeɪtriːˈsɑːʒ
plage
plɑːʒ
repoussage
ˌrepuːˈsɑːʒ
sabotage
ˈsæbəˌtɑːʒ
sondage
sɒnˈdɑːʒ
vernissage
ˌvɜːnɪˈsɑːʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RETROUSSAGE

retropulsive
retroreflection
retroreflective
retroreflector
retrorocket
retrorse
retrorsely
retrosexual
retrospect
retrospection
retrospective
retrospectively
retrospectiveness
retroverse
retroversion
retrovert
retroverted
Retrovir
retroviral
retrovirus

WORDS THAT END LIKE RETROUSSAGE

bird of passage
error message
get the message
head massage
instant message
message
Northwest Passage
off message
off-message
on message
passage
repassage
rite de passage
rite of passage
rite-of-passage
stone massage
subliminal message
Swedish massage
telephone message
text message
usage

Synonyms and antonyms of retroussage in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «retroussage» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RETROUSSAGE

Find out the translation of retroussage to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of retroussage from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «retroussage» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

retroussage
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

retroussage
570 millions of speakers

English

retroussage
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

retroussage
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

retroussage
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

retroussage
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

retroussage
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

retroussage
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

retroussage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kitar semula
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

retroussage
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

retroussage
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

retroussage
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Retroes
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

retroussage
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

retroussage
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुधारणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

retroussage
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

retroussage
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

retroussage
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

retroussage
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

retroussage
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

retroussage
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

retroussage
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

retroussage
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

retroussage
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of retroussage

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RETROUSSAGE»

The term «retroussage» is barely ever used and occupies the 197.276 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RETROUSSAGE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about retroussage

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RETROUSSAGE»

Discover the use of retroussage in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to retroussage and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Practical Guide to Etching and Other Intaglio Printmaking ...
Retroussage Some etchers feel that hand-wiping produces a print too cold in tone and they therefore resort to :etroussage (pronounced ret-troo-sahj') to "pull back" some of the ink from the lines and spill it upon the surface of the plate.
Manly Banister, 1969
2
Shop Talk: Studies in Honor of Seymour Slive : Presented on ...
It is very curious to note that.. .skilled sixteenth-century printers stopped short at tinting, and did not also discover "retroussage ". . . It was left for the printers of the nineteenth century to make this discovery} Oylvester Rosa Koehler stopped just ...
Seymour Slive, Cynthia P. Schneider, William W. Robinson, 1995
3
The Painterly Print: Monotypes from the Seventeenth to the ...
Delatre had called his interpretative technique retroussage. Lepic in turn christened his ”eau-forte mobile” (variable etching). He published Commet j' e devins graveur a l'eau-forte (1876), which summarizes and illustrates his experiments of ...
‎1980
4
Studio International
There are no more etched lines on the copper than there were before. However, before discussing the niceties of wiping, retroussage, and so on, it is necessary to say a word about ink and paper. Ink consists of a mixture of powdered carbon ...
‎1907
5
Prints and Printmaking: An Introduction to the History and ...
One practice they commonly adopted was retroussage. A -fine muslin was passed lightly over the already inked and wiped plate in order to pull some of the ink out of the lines, which in this way lost some of their sharpness of definition ( see 23 ...
Antony Griffiths, 1996
6
Etchings & Etchers
Retroussage is managed as follows. When you have removed the superfluous ink from the surface of your plate by means of the canvas and the chalked hand, you take a piece of very soft fine old muslin that has been well washed and dried,  ...
Philip Gilbert Hamerton, 1908
7
A Treatise on Etching
Handwiping with Retroussage. — Having wiped the plate with the paint of the hand, we might bring it up again (la retrous- ser) by playing over it very lightly with a piece of soft muslin rag rolled together. The muslin draws the ink out of the lines, ...
Maxime Lalanne, 1880
8
Practical Notes on Etching
cess of enrichment in the much reviled, but quite justifiable and oftentimes indispensable, process of retroussage. For this it is again placed on the heater until very hot, and the printer, armed with some of the softest and finest muslin, which ...
‎1883
9
Artist and Journal of Home Culture
This is very easily done ; but " artistic " printing is often carried much farther than simple retroussage would carry it ; and in the extreme of " artistic " printing a good deal of ink is left on the darkest and richest portions of the plate, softening it with ...
10
Etching, Engraving and Other Intaglio Printmaking Techniques
Retroussage.Passing asoftcloth over the intaglio linesafter the plate has beeninkedand wipedto pull the inkonto the surface. Roller. Acylindrical tool made of rubber, gelatin, or neoprene usedto roll inkontothesurface ofaplate. Roulette.
Ruth Leaf, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RETROUSSAGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term retroussage is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Le Méridien : une histoire d'éclairs avec Johnny Iuzzini
Retroussage des manches et port de toque, c'est parti ! Avant toute préparation, petite promenade dans les allées du marché de Nice avec le chef Eric Brujan ... «Stylistic, Mar 15»
2
Elles peuvent le faire!
Il faut dire que la lueur de défi dans l'œil de l'ouvrière transmue le geste, initialement présenté comme un simple retroussage de manche, en un glorieux bras ... «Infopresse, Mar 15»
3
acheter en Crète - taxes actuelles
Et pendant ce temps, peu de prise en charge, peu de retroussage de manches pour redresser le pays ... C'est dommage. Bref, déjà investir aujourd'hui en ... «Info-Grèce.com, Dec 14»
4
L'homme a cinq sens, le chat en a sept : voici à quoi ressemble le …
Il lui permet "d'avaler" les odeurs grâce à un geste caractéristique : le retroussage de babines, à l'origine de la "réaction de Flehmen", qui lui permet en réalité ... «Atlantico.fr, Oct 14»
5
Marc Beaugé rhabille Michel Houellebecq
Parfois employées sur les chemises des officiers de l'armée, contraints d'être toujours tirés à quatre épingles, les pattes de retroussage sont surtout présentes ... «Le Monde, Sep 14»
6
Plus de style, on se retrousse les Manches
Cela peut paraître tout bête mais l'effet qu'apporte le « retroussage des manches » est assez étonnant. Tout de suite, l'allure est plus détendue, le look est plus ... «Voiture Pour Lui, May 14»
7
La tempête a rogné deux mètres du trait de côte
Les travaux d'urgence entrepris concernent le retroussage du sable sur le pied de dune qui est la partie la plus attaquée par la mer. « Pour le moment, il n'est ... «Ouest-France, Jan 14»
8
Le génie français : la fête du clip version Montebourg
A la fin, la France se relève évidemment, grâce aux efforts collectifs et à un retroussage de manches d'ampleur. Mais aussi grâce à la volonté politique, bien sûr, ... «Libération, Sep 13»
9
FEDERER - 10 ANS DE STYLE À WIMBLEDON
Le retroussage des manches est ici parfait et laisse bien apparaître la montre du Suisse. Petit bémol: la coupe de cheveux raie au milieu est légèrement trop ... «GQ Magazine, Jun 13»
10
L'ancienne équipe d'IBT - Tibiletti relance le four à Courrières
Et d'un retroussage de manches : il s'agit de reconquérir les clients (supermarchés, revendeurs et chaînes). Et la tâche est rude. « Après la liquidation, certains ... «La Voix du Nord, Sep 12»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Retroussage [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/retroussage>. Apr 2024 ».
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