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“aquatints”
1. An etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color.
2. From 1782, "engraving made with aqua fortis", from Italian acquatinta, from Latin aqua tincta, "dyed water".
2. From 1782, "engraving made with aqua fortis", from Italian acquatinta, from Latin aqua tincta, "dyed water".
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aqua-, aquatic-, aqui-, aqu-, -aquatically, aque-, -aqueous
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aquatint (verb), aquatints; aquatinted; aquatinting
1. To etch with acid on a plate that is partly covered with varnish that produces a print similar to a water color.
2. A method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color.
2. A method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color.
This entry is located in the following unit:
aqua-, aquatic-, aqui-, aqu-, -aquatically, aque-, -aqueous
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