mezzotint
English
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed Italian mezzatinta (literally “half dye”).
Noun
mezzotint (plural mezzotints)
- A form of intaglio etching in which a metal plate is roughened evenly and then smoothed to bring out an image.
- 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)
- To make such etchings