MEZZOTINT

mezzotint

(noun) print produced by an engraving that has been scraped to represent light or shade

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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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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