About The Word Aquatint
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Aquatint
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What's The Definition Of Aquatint?
[n] a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color
[n] an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color [v] etch in aquatint Synonyms | Synonyms for Aquatint: Related Terms | Find terms related to Aquatint: autolithograph | block | block print | cerography | chalcography | chromolithograph | color print | copperplate | copperplate print | crayon engraving | cribbling | cut | drypoint | engravement | engraving | etching | graphotype | impress | impression | imprint | intaglio | linoleum-block print | lithograph | metal cut | mezzotint | negative | photoengraving | plate engraving | print | pyrogravure | relief method | rubber-block print | steel engraving | vignette | wood engraving | woodblock | woodburning | woodcut | woodprint | xylograph | zincography See Also | engraving | etch | etching | etching Aquatint In Webster's Dictionary \A"qua*tint\, Aquatinta \A`qua*tin"ta\, n. [It.
acquatinta dyed water; acqua (L. aqua) water + tinto, fem.
tinta, dyed. See {Tint}.]
A kind of etching in which spaces are bitten by the use of
aqua fortis, by which an effect is produced resembling a
drawing in water colors or India ink; also, the engraving
produced by this method.
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