"mezzotint" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mezzotints [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed Italian mezzatinta (literally “half dye”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|mezzatinta|lit=half dye}} Italian mezzatinta (literally “half dye”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} mezzotint (plural mezzotints)
  1. A form of intaglio etching in which a metal plate is roughened evenly and then smoothed to bring out an image.
    Sense id: en-mezzotint-en-noun-eEFq045A
  2. An etching or print made using this method.
    Sense id: en-mezzotint-en-noun-RKnJvPPp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mezzotinto [dated]

Verb

Forms: mezzotints [present, singular, third-person], mezzotinting [participle, present], mezzotinted [participle, past], mezzotinted [past]
Etymology: Borrowed Italian mezzatinta (literally “half dye”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|mezzatinta|lit=half dye}} Italian mezzatinta (literally “half dye”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} mezzotint (third-person singular simple present mezzotints, present participle mezzotinting, simple past and past participle mezzotinted)
  1. To make such etchings
    Sense id: en-mezzotint-en-verb-Ootbmw1L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 5 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 6 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mezzotinto [dated]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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