Aquatinta

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]