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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Tracing \Tra"cing\, n.
1. The act of one who traces; especially, the act of copying
by marking on thin paper, or other transparent substance,
the lines of a pattern placed beneath; also, the copy thus
producted.
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2. A regular path or track; a course.
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{Tracing cloth}, {Tracing paper}, specially prepared
transparent cloth or paper, which enables a drawing or
print to be clearly seen through it, and so allows the use
of a pen or pencil to produce a facsimile by following the
lines of the original placed beneath.
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