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mezzotint
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met
-soh-tint
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med
-zoh-
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-oh-
]
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mez·zo·tint
/
ˈmɛt
soʊˌtɪnt
,
ˈmɛd
zoʊ-
,
ˈmɛz
oʊ-
/
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[
met
-soh-tint
,
med
-zoh-
,
mez
-oh-
]
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noun
1.
a method of engraving on copper or steel by burnishing or scraping away a uniformly roughened surface.
2.
a print produced by this method.
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verb (used with object)
3.
to engrave in mezzotint.
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Origin:
1730–40;
<
Italian
mezzotinto
half-tint.
See
mezzo
,
tint
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mez·zo·tint·er,
noun
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mezzotint
(ˈmɛtsəʊˌtɪnt)
—
n
1.
a method of engraving a copper plate by scraping and burnishing the roughened surface
2.
a print made from a plate so treated
—
vb
3.
(
tr
) to engrave (a copper plate) in this fashion
[C18: from Italian
mezzotinto
half tint]
'mezzotinter
—
n
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