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mez·zot·in·to
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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
MEZZOTINTOnoun
A kind of graving, so named as nearly resembling paint, the word importing half-painted: it is done by beating the whole into asperity with a hammer, and then rubbing it down with a stone to the resemblance intended.
Etymology: Italian.
Webster Dictionary
Mezzotintonoun
mezzotint
Mezzotintoverb
to engrave in mezzotint; to represent by mezzotint
Etymology: [It. mezzo half + tinto tinted, p. p. of tingere to dye, color, tinge, L. tingere. See Mezzo.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of MEZZOTINTO in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of MEZZOTINTO in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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