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roulettes


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roulettes

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Engraving tools with revolving heads of hardened steel on which a dotted, lined, or irregular pattern is incised; used in intaglio processes, especially mezzotint.

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roulette

mezzotint roulette

roulette, mezzotint

roulettes, mezzotint

wheels, roulette

roulette wheels

roulette wheel

wheel, roulette

mezzotint roulettes

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