RETOUCH


Meaning of RETOUCH in English

I. (ˌ)rē-ˈtəch verb

Etymology: French retoucher, from Middle French, from re- + toucher to touch

Date: 1685

transitive verb

1. : to rework in order to improve : touch up

2. : to alter (as a photographic negative) to produce a more desirable appearance

3. : to color (new growth of hair) to match previously dyed, tinted, or bleached hair

intransitive verb

: to make or give retouches

• re·touch·er noun

II. ˈrē-ˌtəch, (ˌ)rē-ˈ noun

Date: 1703

: the act or process or an instance of retouching ; especially : the retouching of a new growth of hair

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.