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aquatint definition

aqua·tint (ak′wə tint′, äk′-)

noun

  1. a process by which spaces rather than lines are etched with acid, producing tones that give the effect of a wash drawing or watercolor
  2. an etching made in this way

Etymology: Fr aquatinte < It acqua tinta, dyed in water < L aqua, water + tintus, pp. of tingere, to dye, tinge

transitive verb

to etch in this way

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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