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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024aq•ua•tint (ak′wə tint′, ä′kwə-),USA pronunciation n. - Printing, Fine Arta process imitating the broad flat tints of ink or wash drawings by etching a microscopic crackle on the copperplate intended for printing.
- Printing, Fine Artan etching made by this process.
v.t., v.i. - Printing, Fine Artto etch in aquatint.
- Italian acqua tinta literally, tinted water. See aqua, tint
- variant of aqua-tinta 1775–85
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: aquatint /ˈækwəˌtɪnt/ n - a technique of etching copper with acid to produce an effect resembling the flat tones of wash or watercolour. The tone or tint is obtained by acid (aqua) biting through the pores of a ground that only partially protects the copper
- an etching made in this way
vb - (transitive) to etch (a block, etc) in aquatint
Etymology: 18th Century: from Italian acqua tinta: dyed water |