AQUATINT


Meaning of AQUATINT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-kwə-ˌtint, ˈä- ]

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 -ˌtin-tist noun

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