aquatint
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
aquatint
n 1: an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water
color
2: a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water
color
v 1: etch in aquatint
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Aquatint \A"qua*tint\, Aquatinta \A`qua*tin"ta\, n. [It.
acquatinta dyed water; acqua (L. aqua) water + tinto, fem.
tinta, dyed. See {Tint}.]
A kind of etching in which spaces are bitten by the use of
aqua fortis, by which an effect is produced resembling a
drawing in water colors or India ink; also, the engraving
produced by this method.
[1913 Webster]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
41 Moby Thesaurus words for "aquatint":
autolithograph, block, block print, cerography, chalcography,
chromolithograph, color print, copperplate, copperplate print,
crayon engraving, cribbling, cut, drypoint, engravement, engraving,
etching, graphotype, impress, impression, imprint, intaglio,
linoleum-block print, lithograph, metal cut, mezzotint, negative,
photoengraving, plate engraving, print, pyrogravure, relief method,
rubber-block print, steel engraving, vignette, wood engraving,
woodblock, woodburning, woodcut, woodprint, xylograph,
zincography
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