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AQUATINT
aquatint
(noun) a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color
aquatint
(noun) an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color
aquatint
(verb) etch in aquatint
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
aquatint (plural aquatints)
A form of etching with acid on a plate partially covered with varnish that produces a print somewhat resembling a watercolour.
Coordinate term: mezzotint
Hypernyms: etching, intaglio
An etching or print made using this method.
Verb
aquatint (third-person singular simple present aquatints, present participle aquatinting, simple past and past participle aquatinted)
To make such etchings.
Source: Wiktionary
A"qua*tint, A`qua*tin"ta, n. Etym: [It. acquatinta dyed water; acqua (L. aqua) water + tinto, fem. tinta, dyed. See Tint.]
Definition: A kind of etching in which spaces are bitten by the use of aqua fortis, by which an effect is produced resembling a drawing in water colors or India ink; also, the engraving produced by this method.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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