'Mezzotint' definitions:
Definition of 'mezzotint'
(from WordNet)
noun
Print produced by an engraving that has been scraped to represent light or shade
Definition of 'Mezzotint'
From: GCIDE
- Mezzotint \Mez"zo*tint\, n. [Cf. F. mezzo-tinto.] 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Mezzotint'
From: GCIDE
- Mezzotint \Mez"zo*tint\, v. t. To engrave in mezzotint. [1913 Webster]