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aquatint
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
aquatint \aquatint\ v. 1. to etch in aquatint.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ During this period from 1807 to 1814 William Green also produced his best etchings, although some later aquatints were very good. ▪ Fond as he was of aquatints and textured design, colour rarely entered his commentary vocabulary. ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Aquatint is an intaglio printmaking technique, a variant of etching . In intaglio printmaking, the artist makes marks on the plate (in the case of aquatint, a copper or zinc plate) that are capable of holding ink. The inked plate is passed through a printing ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1782, "engraving made with aqua fortis," from Italian acquatinta , from Latin aqua tincta "dyed water;" see aqua- + tinct .
Usage examples of aquatint.
People released from the aquatint at the limit of memory were strolling about on the paths and on the grass.
This - well, it was straight from the etchings and aquatints of the City, the bucolic world as seen through the eyes of Paradys.
Standing near the edge of the pavement, leafing idly through the paintings and aquatints, she was so engrossed in her musings about Damien and so lulled by the clattering noise of the traffic on the street that she took no note of the heavy rumbling of a large black coach barreling down the street straight toward her.
Miranda leaped out of the way, crashing into the footman as the carriage bumped up on two wheels onto the pavement and sent the aquatints and the books on the rack scattering.
He designed and illustrated many books, and was the creator of a considerable list of individual prints—wood engravings, line engravings on copper, and aquatints.