brass-rubbing
[
bras
-ruhb-ing,
brahs
-]
/ˈbræsˌrʌb ɪŋ, ˈbrɑs-/
noun
1.
an antiquarian's technique for copying designs from incised brass memorial slabs and the like.
2.
a copy made by brass-rubbing.
Compare
rubbing
(def 2).
Origin
1885-90