mezzotint

English

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Etymology

Borrowed Italian mezzatinta (literally “half dye”).

Noun

mezzotint (plural mezzotints)

  1. A form of intaglio etching in which a metal plate is roughened evenly and then smoothed to bring out an image.
    Hypernyms: etching, intaglio
    Coordinate term: aquatint
  2. 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)

  1. To make such etchings

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