MEZZOTINT


Meaning of MEZZOTINT in English

[mez.zo.tint] n [modif. of It mezzatinta, fr. mezza (fem. of mezzo) + tinta tint] (1738) 1: a manner of engraving on copper or steel by scraping or burnishing a roughened surface to produce light and shade

2: an engraving produced by mezzotint

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