Definitions for drypoint

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Spelling: [drahy-point]
IPA: /ˈdraɪˌpɔɪnt/

Drypoint is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 254 anagrams from letters in drypoint (dinoprty).

Definitions for drypoint

noun

  1. a technique of engraving, especially on copper, in which a sharp-pointed needle is used for producing furrows having a burr that is often retained in order to produce a print characterized by soft, velvety black lines.
  2. a print made by this technique.

Origin of drypoint

First recorded in 1825-35; dry + point

Examples for drypoint

A similar result in the cross-hatching at the lower left is caused instead by drypoint lines crossing etched lines.

The drypoint line, by its nature, is more abrupt and forceful, showing the quality of having been scratched rather than drawn.

There are two basic drypoint lines, depending upon the position in which the drypoint needle is held.

This enables a drypoint needle to move freely in any direction without encountering the resistance of a grain.

He then added the single small figure of the shepherd boy entirely in drypoint.

Rembrandt's use of drypoint is, as Jakob Rosenberg says, "the most important innovation in Rembrandt's mature graphic work."

The rich fuzzy line produced by the burr is what we most typically associate with drypoint work.

In the first place, the etched lines must be distinguished from the drypoint lines applied at a later stage.

Word Value for drypoint
Scrable

14

Words with friends

15

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