mezzotinto

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A form of mezzotint — A form of intaglio etching in which a metal plate is roughened evenly and then smoothed to bring out an image.

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Meanings

nounmezzotinto (plural mezzotintos or mezzotintoes)

plural mezzotintos · plural mezzotintoes

  1. datedDated form of mezzotint.
verbmezzotinto (third-person singular simple present mezzotintos, present participle mezzotintoing, simple past and past participle mezzotintoed)

present singular third person mezzotintos · participle present mezzotintoing · participle past mezzotintoed · past mezzotintoed

  1. datedrareDated form of mezzotint.
Cite this entry
APA

mezzotinto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mezzotinto

MLA

“mezzotinto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mezzotinto. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mezzotinto,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mezzotinto.

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