mezzotint
Pronunciation: /ˈmɛtsəʊtɪnt, ˈmɛzəʊ-/
Definition of mezzotint
noun
- a print made from an engraved copper or steel plate, the surface of which has been scraped and polished to give areas of shade and light respectively. The technique was much used in the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries for the reproduction of paintings: a series of mezzotints produced in the early 19th century
verb
Origin:
from Italian mezzotinto, from mezzo 'half' + tinto 'tint'