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mezzotint |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mezzotint \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mezzotint \Mez"zo*tint\, v. t. To engrave in mezzotint. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mezzotint n : a print produced by an engraving that has been scraped to represent light or shade
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