<?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">sand-grain etching</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>sand-grain etchings</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>etching</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>etching, sand-grain</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ A printing process in which sandpaper is laid face down on the grounded plate and the two are passed together through an intaglio press. The result is an etching ground perforated all over with the granular texture of the sand which will translate to small black dots on the finished print. ]]></note></mads>