MEZZOTINT


Meaning of MEZZOTINT in English

n. & v.

--n.

1. a method of printing or engraving in which the surface of a plate is roughened by scraping so that it produces tones and half-tones.

2 a print produced by this process.

--v.tr. engrave in mezzotint.

Derivatives:

mezzotinter n.

Etymology: It. mezzotinto f. mezzo half + tinto tint

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.