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GREASY INK [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-07-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- etching ink
1, record 1, English, etching%20ink
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A greasy] ink of resinous constituency used as an acid resist in conjunction with etching powders applied to the inked print or plate. 1, record 1, English, - etching%20ink
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- encre à morsure
1, record 1, French, encre%20%C3%A0%20morsure
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-02-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ink receptive
1, record 2, English, ink%20receptive
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Having the property of being wet by greasy ink in preference to water. 2, record 2, English, - ink%20receptive
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Lithographie, offset et phototypie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- amoureux de l'encre
1, record 2, French, amoureux%20de%20l%27encre
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-09-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- developing ink
1, record 3, English, developing%20ink
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A black liquid which produces a greasy film on the printing areas of an offset plate and prepares it for receiving the ink. 1, record 3, English, - developing%20ink
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Lithographie, offset et phototypie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- encre à report
1, record 3, French, encre%20%C3%A0%20report
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En photolithographie, matière graisseuse qui, répandue sur les surfaces imprimantes de la plaque, sert à les protéger et à les rendre réceptives à l'encre au cours du développement, de la morsure et du gommage de la plaque. 1, record 3, French, - encre%20%C3%A0%20report
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1980-05-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Plastic Arts
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- tusche
1, record 4, English, tusche
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A water-miscible black fluid that contains the greasy ingredients of lithographic crayon, used in lithography for drawing the design on the stone or plate with a brush or pen.(...) is used to create effects that are less readily accomplished with the crayon. Lines and areas applied with a brush or pen tend to print solid black and lack the grainy crayon effect. [It] should never be called ink; the latter term is reserved for the printing ink with which the proofs are made. 1, record 4, English, - tusche
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Arts plastiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- encre lithographique
1, record 4, French, encre%20lithographique
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une lithographie à la plume ou au pinceau est exécutée avec une encre spéciale dite encre lithographique qui, si elle se présente sous divers aspects, contient toujours les mêmes substances de base: des corps gras, de la gomme laque et du noir de fumée. 2, record 4, French, - encre%20lithographique
Record 4, Key term(s)
- tusche
- encre litho
- encre opaque
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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