Etymology

mezzotint

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Today it means: A form of intaglio etching in which a metal plate is roughened evenly and then smoothed to bring out an image. Full definition →

Italian mezzatinta
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  1. Italian · borrowed frommezzatinta
  2. English todaymezzotint

Borrowed Italian mezzatinta (literally “half dye”).

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