"screentone" meaning in English

See screentone in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: screentones [plural]
Etymology: From screen + tone. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|screen|tone}} screen + tone Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} screentone (countable and uncountable, plural screentones)
  1. (uncountable) A technique for applying textures and shades to drawings from preprinted sheets, used as an alternative to hatching. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-screentone-en-noun-eRd8TsE3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
  2. (countable) A texture or shading of this kind. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-screentone-en-noun-pPEfZXFz

Inflected forms

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