I. ˈakwəˌtint, ˈäk- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Italian acqua tinta dyed water
1. : a process of etching in which the plate is grained by an application of powdered rosin and subjected to a series of bitings between some of which certain areas are stopped out, the resulting print resembling a watercolor made with flat washes of different strengths
2. : an engraving produced by the aquatint process
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to etch by aquatint