aquatint
pronunciation
How to pronounce aquatint in British English:
UK [ˈækwətɪnt]
How to pronounce aquatint in American English:
US [ˈækwəˌtɪnt, ˈɑkwə-]
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- Noun:
- an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color
- a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color
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- Verb:
- etch in aquatint
Word Origin
- aquatint (n.)
- 1782, "engraving made with aqua fortis," from Italian acquatinta, from Latin aqua tincta "dyed water;" see aqua- + tinct.
Example
- 1. Aquatint : it is an etching process on copper or steel by means of nitric acid .
- 2. Oxford , in those days , was still a city of aquatint .