Word noun
rubbing
n.
US /ˈɹəbɪŋ/ UK /ɹˈʌbɪŋ/ rub·bing UK spelling rubbings
Definition
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
a picture made by placing paper over a textured surface and pressing a pencil or crayon over it.
an impression of a raised or recessed surface made by placing paper over it and applying a colouring agent to reveal the texture.
Simple“The children made a rubbing of the old coin to see the date more clearly.”
In context“The historian carefully created a charcoal rubbing of the medieval gravestone to preserve the fading inscription for future study.”
Synonyms
Etymology
From Middle English rubbinge, rubbynge, equivalent to rub + -ing.
From rub + -ing.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
This entry
Origin Middle English rubbinge
Level B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency Frequent
Updated