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mezzotint

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Borrowed Italian mezzatinta (literally “half dye”).

noun mezzotints · mezzotinto

  1. A form of intaglio etching in which a metal plate is roughened evenly and then smoothed to bring out an image.
  2. An etching or print made using this method.

verb mezzotints · mezzotinting · mezzotinted · mezzotinto

  1. To make such etchings

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"mezzotint." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mezzotint.

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@misc{mezzotint_2026,
  title = {mezzotint},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mezzotint},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}