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aquatint

aqua·tint

UK/ˈækwətɪnt/ uncommon
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color

2.

a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color

verb

1.

Origin

Borrowed from Italian acquatinta (literally “dyed water”).

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