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Definition of Rebiting
1. n. The act or process of deepening worn lines in an etched plate by submitting it again to the action of acid.
Definition of Rebiting
1. Noun. The process of deepening worn lines in an etched plate by submitting it to the action of acid again. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rebiting
1. rebite [v] - See also: rebite
Medical Definition of Rebiting
1. The act or process of deepening worn lines in an etched plate by submitting it again to the action if acid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rebiting
Literary usage of Rebiting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Etching by Maxime Lalanne (1880)
"For partial rebiting the same result may be reached by applying the ground with
the dabber. Heat your plate, and surround the part to be ..."
2. Etchings & Etchers by Philip Gilbert Hamerton (1905)
"It is well to practise what has just been described before attempting to ground
for rebiting, as much more skill is required. The purpose of this process is ..."
3. The American Drawing Book: A Manual for the Amateur, and Basis of Study for by John Gadsby Chapman (1858)
"In such cases (as also in a rebiting-ground), the plate should not be blackened
by smoking it with the taper. With care, the lines which may require to be ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The oil of lavender is then expelled as before by gently heating the plate, but
it is Dot smoked. The lines which require rebiting may now be ..."
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