English Explanatory Dictionary

mezzotint

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of intaglio etching in which a metal plate is roughened evenly and then smoothed to bring out an image.
  2. An etching or print made using this method.
verb
  1. To make such etchings

Word forms

mezzotint mezzotints mezzotinto mezzotinting mezzotinted

Etymology

Borrowed Italian mezzatinta (literally “half dye”).

Derived words

mezzograph mezzotinter mezzotintist
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