<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">spit biting</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>biting techniques</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>biting, brush</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>biting, spit</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>brush bite</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>brush biting</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>spit bite</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>spitbite</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ The technique of dropping or painting acid onto an aquatint ground to allow localized and controlled biting. To control the acid application, traditionally, a clean brush was coated with saliva, dipped into nitric acid, and brushed onto the ground. ]]></note></mads>