manière criblée

noun

ma·​nière cri·​blée

məˈnyerkrēˈblā

: an engraving technique originally used in the 15th century in which round holes punched in a block or plate produce a white spotted background in the print

called also dotted manner

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, criblé manner

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