The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mezzotinto
Mezzotinto \Mez`zo*tin"to\, n. [It. mezzo half + tinto tinted, p. p. of tingere to dye, color, tinge, L. tingere. See Mezzo.] Mezzotint.
Mezzotinto
Mezzotinto \Mez`zo*tin"to\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mezzotintoed; p. pr. & vb. n. Mezzotintoing.] To engrave in mezzotint; to represent by mezzotint.
Wiktionary
mezzotinto
n. (dated form of mezzotint English) vb. (context rare English) (dated form of mezzotint English)
Usage examples of "mezzotinto".
The terminal cells, which were of a pink colour, instantly became colourless, and their limpid contents cloudy, like a mezzotinto engraving, so that some degree of aggregation was almost instantly caused.
Her voice was what Lily Rowan calls mezzotinto, good and full but with sharp edges.