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soft ground1662
etching-ground1728
stop-ground1809
stopping mixture1815
stopping-ground1837
1809 A. ReesCycl. (1819) XIII. at Etching This varnish or composition (which is called stop-ground) being sufficiently dry, the aquafortis may be poured on the plate.