Definitions for: Mezzotint


[n] print produced by an engraving that has been scraped to represent light or shade



Webster (1913) Definition: Mez"zo*tint, n. [Cf. F. mezzo-tinto.]
A manner of engraving on copper or steel by drawing upon a
surface previously roughened, and then removing the roughness
in places by scraping, burnishing, etc., so as to produce the
requisite light and shade. Also, an engraving so produced.


Mez"zo*tint, v. t.
To engrave in mezzotint.

See Also: print

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