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MEZZOTINT
mezzotint
(noun) print produced by an engraving that has been scraped to represent light or shade
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mezzotint (plural mezzotints)
A form of intaglio etching in which a metal plate is roughened evenly and then smoothed to bring out an image.
Coordinate term: aquatint
Hypernyms: etching, intaglio
An etching or print made using this method.
Verb
mezzotint (third-person singular simple present mezzotints, present participle mezzotinting, simple past and past participle mezzotinted)
To make such etchings
Source: Wiktionary
Mez"zo*tint, n. Etym: [Cf. F. mezzo-tinto.]
Definition: A manner of engraving on copper or steel by drawing upon a surface previously roughened, and then removing the roughness in places by scraping, burnishing, etc., so as to produce the requisite light and shade. Also, an engraving so produced.
Mez"zo*tint, v. t.
Definition: To engrave in mezzotint.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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