Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
brass rubbing
  1. the taking of an impression of an engraved brass tablet or plaque by placing a piece of paper over it and rubbing the paper with graphite, heelball, or chalk
  2. an impression made in this way
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
brass-rub•bing  (bras′rub′ing, bräs′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fine Artan antiquarian's technique for copying designs from incised brass memorial slabs and the like.
  2. Fine Arta copy made by brass-rubbing. Cf. rubbing (def. 2).
  • 1885–90

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brass-rubbing - rubbing

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