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| aq·ua·tint [ ákwə tint, kwə tint ] (plural aq·ua·tints) |
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1. etching method: a method of etching a copper plate in which the prints produced from it resemble watercolors in the shading of different areas
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2. etched picture: an etching produced by the aquatint process
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| [Late 18th century. Via French aquatinte< Italian acquatinta "tinted water"] |
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 aq·ua·tint·er noun |
 aq·ua·tint·ist noun |
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