MEZZOTINTO

Noun

mezzotinto (plural mezzotintos or mezzotintoes)

Dated form of mezzotint.

Verb

mezzotinto (third-person singular simple present mezzotintos, present participle mezzotintoing, simple past and past participle mezzotintoed)

(rare) Dated form of mezzotint.

Source: Wiktionary


Mez`zo*tin"to, n. Etym: [It. mezzo half + tinto tinted, p. p. of tingere to dye, color, tinge, L. tingere. See Mezzo.]

Definition: Mezzotint.

Mez`zo*tin"to, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mezzotintoed; p. pr. & vb. n. Mezzotintoing.]

Definition: To engrave in mezzotint; to represent by mezzotint.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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