Mezzotint

3 definitions found

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

  Mezzotint \Mez"zo*tint\, n. [Cf. F. mezzo-tinto.]
     A manner of engraving on copper or steel by drawing upon a
     surface previously roughened, and then removing the roughness
     in places by scraping, burnishing, etc., so as to produce the
     requisite light and shade. Also, an engraving so produced.
     [1913 Webster]



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

  Mezzotint \Mez"zo*tint\, v. t.
     To engrave in mezzotint.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mezzotint
       n : print produced by an engraving that has been scraped to
           represent light or shade