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RETOUCH
retouch
(verb) give retouches to (hair); “retouch the roots”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
retouch (third-person singular simple present retouches, present participle retouching, simple past and past participle retouched)
(transitive) To improve something (especially a photograph), by adding or correcting details, or by removing flaws.
(transitive) To colour the roots of hair to match hair previously coloured.
(archaeology) To modify a flint tool by making secondary flaking along the cutting edge.
Noun
retouch (plural retouches)
The act of retouching.
Anagrams
• Hectour, hectour, toucher
Source: Wiktionary
Re*touch", v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- + touch: cf. F. retoucher.]
1. To touch again, or rework, in order to improve; to revise; as, to retouch a picture or an essay.
2. (Photog.)
Definition: To correct or change, as a negative, by handwork.
Re*touch", n. (Fine Arts)
Definition: A partial reworking,as of a painting, a sculptor's clay model, or the like.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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