(see quot. 1728; = half tint n. at half, adj. compounds 2).
Chiefly Painting. A shade between dark and light; a half tint. Obsolete.
(a) a tone of voice between loud and soft; (b) = halftone, n. 2.
Art. A tone intermediate between the extreme lights and extreme shades; one of the lighter shadows of a photograph, engraving, picture, etc.; esp. in…