Definition of mezzotints Mezzotints
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What does mezzotints mean?
Wiktionary 
- mezzotints (Noun)
Plural of mezzotint.
Part of speech
🔤- mezzotints, noun, plural of mezzotint.
WordNet
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| mezzotint - print produced by an engraving that has been scraped to represent light or shade |
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Wiktionary
- mezzotint (Verb)
To make such etchings.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- mezzotint (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. - mezzotint (v. t.)
To engrave in mezzotint.
Part of speech
🔤- mezzotint, noun, singular of mezzotints.
