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Art. An intermediate tone or tint in a picture; = halftone, n. 2. Also figurative. Cf. semi-tint n. at semi-, prefix affix 2d.
Art. A tone intermediate between the extreme lights and extreme shades; one of the lighter shadows of a photograph, engraving, picture, etc.; esp. in…