eau forte

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eau forte

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Borrowed from French eau forte (“strong water; nitric acid (which is used in etching plates)”).

noun eaux fortes

An etching or a print from an etched plate.

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"eau forte." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/eau%20forte. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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eau forte. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/eau%20forte

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"eau forte." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/eau%20forte.

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@misc{eau_forte_2026,
  title = {eau forte},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eau%20forte},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}