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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