Meaning of AQUATINT
| Pronunciation: | | 'akwu`tint
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- [n] a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color
- [n] an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color
- [v] etch in aquatint
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| | See Also: | | engraving, etch, etching, etching | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \A"qua*tint\, Aquatinta \A`qua*tin"ta\, n. [It.
acquatinta dyed water; acqua (L. aqua) water + tinto, fem.
tinta, dyed. See {Tint}.]
A kind of etching in which spaces are bitten by the use of
aqua fortis, by which an effect is produced resembling a
drawing in water colors or India ink; also, the engraving
produced by this method.
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| | Related Terms: | | autolithograph, block, block print, cerography, chalcography, chromolithograph, color print, copperplate, copperplate print, crayon engraving, cribbling, cut, drypoint, engravement, engraving, etching, graphotype, impress, impression, imprint, intaglio, linoleum-block print, lithograph, metal cut, mezzotint, negative, photoengraving, plate engraving, print, pyrogravure, relief method, rubber-block print, steel engraving, vignette, wood engraving, woodblock, woodburning, woodcut, woodprint, xylograph, zincography |
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