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Word: Aquatint
Speech Type: Noun
late 18th century: from French aquatinte, from Italian acqua tinta ‘coloured water’
ˈakwətɪnt
a print resembling a watercolour, made by etching a copper plate with nitric acid and using resin and varnish to produce areas of tonal shading
Short Definition:print resembling watercolour, made by etching copper plate with nitric acid and using resin and varnish
Examples:- twelve coloured aquatints of British battle scenes
Word: Aquatint
Speech Type: Verb
ˈakwətɪnt
produce (a print) using the aquatint technique or process
Short Definition:produce print using aquatint technique or process
Examples:- she studied methods of etching and aquatinting
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