tusche

noun tu·sche \ˈtüsh, ˈtü-shə\

Definition of TUSCHE

: a black liquid used in lithography for drawing and painting and in etching and the silk-screen process as a resist

German, from tuschen to lay on color, from French toucher, literally, to touch, from Old French tuchier — more at touch

First Known Use: 1885

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