Etching and Painting

Etching

Etching noun - Making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them.

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Painting and etching are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Painting" instead a noun "Etching".

Nearby Words: etch, etched, etcher

Painting noun - A picture created with oil paint.

Usage example: the Mona Lisa is a haunting painting of a woman with a most mysterious smile

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Etching and painting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Etching" instead a noun "Painting".

Nearby Words: paint, painted, painter, painterly, paintwork

famous etching

famous painting

It is generally associated with visual arts, like painting, sculpture, etching, etc., but this is not its only definition.

Source: Art
Edvard Munch's etching◊ and Ergon Shiele's painting◊ are two examples.

Source: Don't Fear the Reaper

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