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