MEZZOTINT


Meaning of MEZZOTINT in English

noun Etymology: modification of Italian mezzatinta, from mezza (feminine of mezzo) + tinta tint Date: 1800 a manner of engraving on copper or steel by scraping or burnishing a roughened surface to produce light and shade, an engraving produced by ~

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