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MEZZOTINT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mezzotint mean?
• MEZZOTINT (noun)
The noun MEZZOTINT has 1 sense:
1. print produced by an engraving that has been scraped to represent light or shade
Familiarity information: MEZZOTINT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Print produced by an engraving that has been scraped to represent light or shade
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("mezzotint" is a kind of...):
print (a picture or design printed from an engraving)
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