meaning of mezzotint
1. 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.
2. To engrave in mezzotint.
3. print produced by an engraving that has been scraped to represent light or shade
Related Words
mezzotint | mezzotinter | mezzotinto | mezzotintoed | mezzotintoing |
