n.
Pronunciation: ' a-kw ə - ˌ tint, ' ä-
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian acqua tinta dyed water
Date: 1782
: a method of etching a printing plate so that tones similar to watercolor washes can be reproduced also : a print made from a plate so etched
– aquatint transitive verb
– aqua · tint · er noun
– aqua · tint · ist \ - ˌ tin-tist \ noun