tusche

[ too sh; German too sh-uh ]
/ tʊʃ; German ˈtʊʃ ə /

noun

a greaselike liquid used in lithography as a medium receptive to lithographic ink, and in etching and silkscreen as a resist.

Origin of tusche

1905–10; < German Tusche, noun derivative of tuschen to lay on color or ink < French toucher to touch

Words nearby tusche

turya, tuscaloosa, tuscan, tuscany, tuscarora, tusche, tusculan, tusculum, tush, tushery, tushie

British Dictionary definitions for tusche

tusche
/ (tʊʃ) /

noun

a substance used in lithography for drawing the design and as a resist in silk-screen printing and lithography

Word Origin for tusche

from German, from tuschen to touch up with colour or ink, from French toucher to touch