zinc printing, n.

zinc-printing
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zinc printingnoun

## Factsheet

### Where does the noun zinc printing come from?

Earliest known use

1870s

The earliest known use of the noun zinc printing is in the 1870s.

OED's only evidence for zinc printing is from 1875, in a dictionary by Robert Hunt, chemist and photographer, and F. W. Rudler.

### Nearby entries

1. zincograph, n. 1888–
2. zincograph, v. 1865–
3. zincographer, n. 1839–
4. zincographic, adj. 1850–
5. zincography, n. 1834–
6. zincoid, n. 1842–
7. zinc orange, n. 1918–
8. zincous, adj. 1842–
9. zinc-plate, n. 1823–
10. zinc-powder, n. 1881–
11. zinc printing, n.1875–
12. zinc roof, n. 1883–
13. zinc spar, n. 1796–
14. zinc-sponge, n. 1902–
15. zinc sulphide, n. 1851–
16. zinc white, n. 1847–
17. zincy, adj. 1757–
18. zinc yellow, n. 1847–
19. zindabad, int. & n. 1930–
20. zindan, n. 1844–
21. Zindikite, n. 1694–

## Meaning & use

1. 1875–
   See zinc n. Compounds.
   1. 1875

      > Zinc printing..can be applied with great advantage for certain purposes in the etching style, for maps, plans,..&c.

      R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler, Ure's Dictionary of Arts (ed. 7) vol. III. (at cited word)

Originally published as part of the entry for zinc, n.

zinc, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.