noun
- impressions made by placing paper over a raised or textured surface and rubbing with a pencil, crayon, or similar tool
Examples
- The children made rubbings of tree bark using paper and crayons.
- She collected rubbings from old tombstones in the cemetery.
- The art teacher showed us how to make rubbings of coins.
- His collection included rubbings from medieval church brasses.
- We created leaf rubbings during our nature walk.
- The museum gift shop sold rubbings of ancient stone carvings.