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单词 mezzotint
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
mez•zo•tint  (met′sō tint′, med′zō-, mez′ō-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a method of engraving on copper or steel by burnishing or scraping away a uniformly roughened surface.
  2. a print produced by this method.

v.t. 
  1. to engrave in mezzotint.
  • Italian mezzotinto half-tint. See mezzo, tint
  • 1730–40
mez′zo•tint′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mezzotint /ˈmɛtsəʊˌtɪnt/ n
  1. a method of engraving a copper plate by scraping and burnishing the roughened surface
  2. a print made from a plate so treated
 vb
  1. (transitive) to engrave (a copper plate) in this fashion
Etymology: 18th Century: from Italian mezzotinto half tint
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