Retouching

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  • v. Present participle of retouch.
  • n. A retouch.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of adding touches, as to a work of art, after its approximate completion.
  • n. Specifically In photography, the art and process of finishing and correcting negatives or positives, with the object of increasing the beauty of the picture or of obliterating defects of the sensitive film.
  • Word Usage
    "We'd expect better retouching from the luxury house ... but maybe our eyes are playing tricks on us and it's just a question of mirrors and angles."
    Verb Form
    retouched    retouches    retouching   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    colour    colourize    colorise    color    color in   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    revise    renovate   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    lacker    asphaltum    shellac    impost-tax    hand-colored