aquatint

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aq⋅ua⋅tint

[ak-wuh-tint, ah-kwuh-]

–noun

1.	a process imitating the broad flat tints of ink or wash drawings by etching a microscopic crackle on the copperplate intended for printing.

2.	an etching made by this process.

–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)

3.	to etch in aquatint.

Origin:
1775–85; var. of aqua-tinta < It acqua tinta lit., tinted water. See aqua, tint

Related forms:

aq⋅ua⋅tint⋅er, aq⋅ua⋅tint⋅ist, noun

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aq·ua·tint (āk'wə-tĭnt', ä'kwə-)

A process of etching capable of producing several tones by varying the etching time of different areas of a copper plate so that the resulting print resembles the flat tints of an ink or wash drawing.
An etching made by this process.

[French aquatinte, from Italian acquatinta : acqua, water (from Latin aqua; see aqua) + tinta, dyed (from Latin tincta, feminine past participle of tingere, to dye).]
aq'ua·tint' v., aq'ua·tint'er, aq'ua·tint'ist n.

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Word Origin & History

aquatint

1782, "engraving made with aqua fortis" (q.v.), from It. acquatinta, from L. aqua tincta "dyed water."

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