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Webster 1913 Edition
Mezzotint
Mez′zo-tint
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
mezzo-tinto
.] A manner of engraving on copper or steel by drawing upon a surface previously roughened, and then removing the roughness in places by scraping, burnishing, etc., so as to produce the requisite light and shade. Also, an engraving so produced.
Mez′zo-tint
,Verb.
T.
To engrave in mezzotint.