About The Word Mezzotint
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Mezzotint
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What's The Definition Of Mezzotint?
[n] print produced by an engraving that has been scraped to represent light or shade
Synonyms | Synonyms for Mezzotint: Related Terms | Find terms related to Mezzotint: See Also | print Mezzotint In Webster's Dictionary \Mez"zo*tint\, n. [Cf. F. mezzo-tinto.]
A manner of engraving on copper or steel by drawing upon a
surface previously roughened, and then removing the roughness
in places by scraping, burnishing, etc., so as to produce the
requisite light and shade. Also, an engraving so produced.
\Mez"zo*tint\, v. t. To engrave in mezzotint. |
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