Etymology

aquatint

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Today it means: A form of etching with acid on a plate partially covered with varnish that produces a print somewhat resembling a watercolour. Full definition →

Italian acquatinta
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromacquatinta
  2. English todayaquatint

Borrowed from Italian acquatinta (literally “dyed water”).

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