aquatint
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 8
/ˈækwətɪnt/
Definition of aquatint
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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A form of etching with acid on a plate partially covered with varnish that produces a print somewhat resembling a watercolour.
“Aquatint is a laborious process that involves acids and resistants and emphasizes tone over line.”
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noun
-
A form of etching with acid on a plate partially covered with varnish that produces a print somewhat resembling a watercolour.
“Aquatint is a laborious process that involves acids and resistants and emphasizes tone over line.”
- An etching or print made using this method.
verb
- To make such etchings.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian acquatinta (literally “dyed water”).
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