Definitions for retouch
riˈtʌtʃ; ˈriˌtʌtʃ, riˈtʌtʃre·touch

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. retouchverb

   give retouches to (hair)

   "retouch the roots"

2. touch up, retouchverb

   alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance

   "This photograph has been retouched!"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. retouchnoun

   The act of retouching.

2. retouchverb

   To improve something (especially a photograph), by adding or correcting details, or by removing flaws.

3. retouchverb

   To colour the roots of hair to match hair previously coloured.

4. retouchverb

   To modify a flint tool by making secondary flaking along the cutting edge.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Retouchverb

   To improve by new touches.

   Etymology: retoucher, Fr.

   He furnished me with all the passages in Aristotle and Horace, used to explain the art of poetry by painting; which, if ever I retouch this essay, shall be inserted. Dryden.

   Lintot, dull rogue! will think your price too much:
   ``Not, Sir, if you revise it and retouch. ’’ Alexander Pope.

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1. retouch

   Retouch generally refers to the act of improving or altering an image, a photograph or painting, by making slight additions or corrections. In photography and digital imaging, it often involves using specialized software to eliminate or minimize flaws, enhance certain characteristics, adjust lighting, colors, and other elements. In traditional painting, it may involve adding details, shades or colors to the artwork. Retouching can also extend to broader contexts like making improvements or refinishing something to make it look better, newer or more polished.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Retouchverb

   to touch again, or rework, in order to improve; to revise; as, to retouch a picture or an essay

2. Retouchverb

   to correct or change, as a negative, by handwork

3. Retouchnoun

   a partial reworking,as of a painting, a sculptor's clay model, or the like

4. Etymology: [Pref. re- + touch: cf. F. retoucher.]

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1. Retouch

   Retouch - the work done to an edge of a flint implement in order to make it into a functional tool, or to reshape a used tool. In the case of a core-tool, such as a hand-axe, retouch may simply consist of roughly trimming the edge by striking with a hammerstone, but on smaller, finer flake or blade tools it is sometimes carried out by pressure flaking. Retouch, also known as secondary working, is one of the most obvious features distinguishing a tool from a waste by-product of lithic manufacture.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Retouch

   rē-tuch′, v.t. to improve, as a picture, by new touches.—n. the reapplication of the artist's hand to a work: (phot.) the act of finishing and correcting.—ns. Retouch′er; Retouch′ment.—Retouching frame, a desk formed of fine ground glass, used for retouching negatives.

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1. • Color
   • Enhance
   • Photography

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1. toucher

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of retouch in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of retouch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of retouch in a Sentence

1. Paulina Porizkova:

   It’s unretouched, as soon as it came out, Twitter was like, ‘Well, fine, retouch [the photos] and then sure, they’ll look fine,'.

2. Jenn Greene:

   To actually retouch and change a child’s features, you’re basically saying you’re not good enough the way you are, so I ’m going to pay to have you made better, i just think that’s crazy.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=retouch
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Retouch
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=retouch
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retouch
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=retouch
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=retouch