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mattoirs

mattoirs is the plural of mattoir.

Meaning of mattoir

Noun

mattoir (plural mattoirs)

  1. A kind of coarse punch with a rasp-like face, used for making a rough surface on etching ground, or on the naked copper, the effect after biting being very similar to stippled lines.

Questions about mattoirs

What is mattoirs the plural of?
Mattoirs is the plural of mattoir.

Words near mattoirs in the dictionary

  1. mattocks
  2. Mattockses
  3. mattoid
  4. mattoids
  5. mattoir
  6. mattoirs
  7. Mattole
  8. Mattoon
  9. Mattoons
  10. Mattos
  11. Mattoses

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