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| mez·zo·tint [ métsō tìnt, médzō tìnt ] |
noun (plural mez·zo·tints) |
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1. engraving process: an engraving process that involves scraping and burnishing the roughened surface of a copper plate
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2. mezzotint print: a print produced by the mezzotint process
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transitive verb (past and past participle mez·zo·tint·ed, present participle mez·zo·tint·ing, 3rd person present singular mez·zo·tints) |
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engrave plate using mezzotint: to engrave a copper plate by using the mezzotint process
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| [Mid-18th century. Anglicization of Italian mezzotinto "half-tint"] |
