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.
2. A regular path or track; a course.
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.