A technical dictionary of printmaking, André Béguin.
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Badger hair brush
Large brush made of very soft badger hairs. It is used to clean drawn or engraved surfaces after erasings or scrapings. Such brushes are also used to remove the bubbles which form on plate surfaces during the biting* process. [brush, feather]
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