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mezzotint definition

mezzo·tint (-tint′)

noun

  1. a method of engraving on a copper or steel plate by scraping or polishing parts of a roughened surface to produce impressions of light and shade
  2. an engraving or print so produced

Etymology: It mezzotinto: see mezzo & tint

transitive verb

to engrave by this method

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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