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1) "Whistler" -- As to whistler etchings whis·tler
Pronunciation: 'hwi-s(&-)l&r, 'wi-
Function: noun
: one that whistles : as a : any of various birds; especially : any of numerous oscine birds (especially genus Pachycephala) found chiefly in Australia and South Pacific islands and having a whistling call b : a large marmot (Marmota caligata) of northwestern North America having a shrill alarm call c : a broken-winded horse d : a very-low-frequency radio signal that is generated by lightning discharge, travels along the earth's magnetic-field lines, and produces a sound resembling a whistle of descending pitch in radio receivers Pronunciation Symbols
Whistler may refer to: - Someone who whistles.
- Whistler (electronics), a brand name of mobile electronic equipment
- Whistler (radio), a very low frequency radio phenomenon.
- Whistler (software), Microsoft's Trainable Text-to-Speech Engine.
- The Whistler, a classic mystery drama radio show.
- Whistler (TV series), a mystery/drama/thriller premiering in 2006 on CTV and The-N.
- Whistler Skin also known as "Trillian Whistler", the default skin for the Trillian instant messaging client.
- a common name for birds in the family Pachycephalidae.
- The Hoary Marmot.
- the development codename for the Microsoft Windows XP computer operating system.
As a placename in Canada:
- Whistler, British Columbia, the municipality of the 2010 Winter Olympics Alpine events
- Whistler-Blackcomb, the ski resort that will host the 2010 Winter Olympics Alpine events
- Whistler Mountain, the geographic entity that is the mountain where the above ski resort/village is based
As a personal name:
- Anna McNeill Whistler (1804–1881), mother of the famous artist James McNeill Whistler and model for the painting Whistler's Mother. Wife of George Washington Whistler.
- Charles Whistler (1856–1913), a British writer
- George Washington Whistler (1800–1849), an American railroad engineer
- James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903), an American-born British painter
- Rex Whistler (1905–1944), a British painter
- Laurence Whistler (1912– 2000), a British glass engraver and poet
- Ronnie Ronalde, the 'World's Greatest Whistler'.
As a fictional person:
- Whistler (Buffyverse), a character in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Abraham Whistler, mentor to the Marvel Comics character Blade in film and animated continuity
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2) "Etchings" -- As to whistler etchings etch·ing
Pronunciation: 'e-chi[ng]
Function: noun
1 a : the action or process of etching b : the art of producing pictures or designs by printing from an etched metal plate
2 a : an etched design b : an impression from an etched plate Pronunciation Symbols
For other uses of etch or etching, see Etching (disambiguation), for the history of the method, see old master prints. Etching is the process of using strong acid to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio in the metal (the original process - in modern manufacturing other chemicals may be used on other types of material). As an intaglio method of printmaking, it is, along with engraving, the most important technique for old master prints, and remains widely used today. Christ Preaching, known as The Hundred Guilder print; etching c1648 by Rembrandt, probably the greatest etcher - 1 Basic method
- 2 History
- 2.1 Origin
- 2.2 Callot's innovations: échoppe, hard ground, stopping-out
- 3 Variants: Aquatint, soft-ground and relief etching
- 4 Modern Technique in detail
- 5 Industrial uses
- 6 Controlling the acid's effects
- 6.1 Hard grounds
- 6.2 aquatint
- 7 Printing
- 8 See Also
- 9 Faults
- 10 Trivia
- 11 External links
| In pure etching, a metal (usually copper, zinc or steel) plate is covered with a waxy ground which is resistant to acid. The artist then scratches off the ground with a pointed etching needle[1] where he wants a line to appear in the finished piece, so exposing the bare metal. The échoppe, a tool with a slanted oval section is also used for "swelling" lines.[2] The plate is then dipped in a bath of acid, technically called the mordant (from the French for "bite"), or has acid washed over it.[3] The acid "bites" into the metal, where it is exposed, leaving behind lines sunk into the plate. The remaining ground is then cleaned off th..."
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