/ ˈækwətɪnt; NAmE / noun
[ U , C ] ( technical ) a method of producing a picture using acid on a metal plate; a picture produced using this method
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: from French aquatinte , from Italian acqua tinta coloured water.
/ ˈækwətɪnt; NAmE / noun
[ U , C ] ( technical ) a method of producing a picture using acid on a metal plate; a picture produced using this method
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: from French aquatinte , from Italian acqua tinta coloured water.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005