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aquatint

aq·ua·tint [ ákwə tint, kwə tint ] (plural aq·ua·tints)


noun 
Definition:
 
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

2. etched picture: an etching produced by the aquatint process

[Late 18th century. Via French aquatinte< Italian acquatinta "tinted water"]

aq·ua·tint·er noun
aq·ua·tint·ist noun
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