Meaning of RETOUCH
| Pronunciation: | | ree'tuch
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- [v] alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance; "This photograph has been retouched!"
- [v] give retouches to; of hair; "retouch the roots"
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| | Synonyms: | | touch up |
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| | See Also: | | color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize, enhance | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Re*touch"\, v. t. [Pref. re- + touch: cf. F.
retoucher.]
1. To touch again, or rework, in order to improve; to revise;
as, to retouch a picture or an essay.
2. (Photog.) To correct or change, as a negative, by
handwork.
\Re*touch"\, n. (Fine Arts)
A partial reworking,as of a painting, a sculptor's clay
model, or the like.
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| | Definition: | | the removal of small secondary flakes along the edge of a lithic artifact to improve or alter the cutting properties of that edge. Retouch flaking may be bifacial or unifacial. |
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