rubbing

English

From Middle English rubbinge, rubbynge, equivalent to rub +‎ -ing.

rubbing (plural rubbings)

An impression of an embossed or incised surface made by placing a piece of paper over it and rubbing with graphite, crayon or other coloring agent.
- 1951 April, R. S. McNaught, “Railway Enthusiasts”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 271:
  He was delighted to come across a little-worn crest of the old Great Eastern Railway, never dreaming that such a relic would still be in use, and was taking a pencil-rubbing to add to his collection.

impression of an embossed or incised surface

Chinese:
Mandarin: 拓印圖／拓印图 (tàyìntú), 拓片 (zh) (tàpiàn), 拓本 (zh) (tàběn), 拓印 (zh) (tàyìn)
Dutch: afwrijfsel n
Finnish: hankauspiirros
Japanese: 拓本 (ja) (takuhon)
Russian: please add this translation if you can

From rub +‎ -ing.

rubbing

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