Mezzotint

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A method of engraving a copper or steel plate by scraping and burnishing areas to produce effects of light and shadow.
  • n. A print made from a plate engraved by mezzotint.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a form of intaglio etching in which a metal plate is roughened evenly and then smoothed to bring out an image
  • n. an etching or print made using this method
  • v. to make such etchings
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
  • v. To engrave in mezzotint.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A method of engraving on copper or steel of which the essential feature is the burnishing and scraping away, to a variable extent, of a uniformly roughened surface consisting of minute incisions, accompanied by a bur, produced by an instrument called a cradle or rocker.
  • To engrave in mezzotint; represent in or as if in mezzotint.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. print produced by an engraving that has been scraped to represent light or shade
    • Verb Form
    mezzotints   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    print   
    Cross Reference
    mezzotint print   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    copperplate    steel-plate    photogravure    full-page    lithographic   
     
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