Definitions of mezzotint [ˈmɛt soʊˌtɪnt, ˈmɛd zoʊ-, ˈmɛz oʊ-]

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Definition of 'mezzotint'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) mezzotint
a method of engraving on copper or steel by burnishing or scraping away a uniformly roughened surface.

2. mezzotint
a print produced by this method.

3. (v.t.) mezzotint
to engrave in mezzotint.

Etymology: (1730–40; < It mezzotinto half-tint. See mezzo , tint)

Definition of 'mezzotint'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) mezzotint
print produced by an engraving that has been scraped to represent light or shade

Definition of 'mezzotint'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) mezzotint
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

2. (verb) mezzotint
to engrave in mezzotint

Definitions of 'mezzotint'

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

1. mezzotint
a mode of engraving on steel or copper in imitation of Indian ink drawings, the lights and shades of the picture being produced by scraping on a black ground.

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