retouching

[v. ree-tuhch; n. ree-tuhch, ree-tuhch]

re·touch

[v. ree-tuhch; n. ree-tuhch, ree-tuhch]
verb (used with object)
1.
to improve with new touches, highlights, or the like; touch up or rework, as a painting or makeup.
2.
Photography. to alter (a negative or positive) after development by adding or removing lines, lightening areas, etc., with a pencil, brush, or knife.
3.
to dye, tint, or bleach (a new growth of hair) to match or blend with the color of an earlier and previously dyed growth.
noun
4.
an added touch to a picture, painting, paint job, etc., by way of improvement or alteration.
5.
an act or instance of dyeing new growth of hair to blend with previously dyed hair.

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Retouching is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

Origin:
1675–85; < Middle French retoucher, equivalent to re- re- + toucher to touch

re·touch·a·ble, adjective
re·touch·er, noun
un·re·touched, adjective
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