aquatint

Borrowed from Italian acquatinta (literally “dyed water”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈækwətɪnt/

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aquatint (plural aquatints)

1. A form of etching with acid on a plate partially covered with varnish that produces a print somewhat resembling a watercolour.

   Hypernyms: etching, intaglio

   Coordinate term: mezzotint

   • 2023, Justin Torres, Blackouts, Granta Books (2024), page 287:

     Aquatint is a laborious process that involves acids and resistants and emphasizes tone over line.

2. An etching or print made using this method.

aquatint (third-person singular simple present aquatints, present participle aquatinting, simple past and past participle aquatinted)

1. To make such etchings.

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