单词 | aquatint |
释义 | aquatintaqua-tintan. a. A method of etching on copper, by the use of a resinous solution and nitric acid, which produces effects resembling those of Indian-ink or water-colour drawing; also, the design so produced. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > engraving > intaglio printing > [noun] > aquatint aquatint1782 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > engraving > intaglio printing > [noun] > aquatint > an aquatint aquatint1862 1782 W. Gilpin Observ. River Wye (1800) Introd. 8 The process of working in aquatint. 1862 G. W. Thornbury Life J. M. W. Turner I. 88 To publish a fine series of aquatints. b. attributive quasi-adj. ΚΠ 1782 W. Gilpin Observ. River Wye (1792) Introd. 8 The aqua~tinta mode of multiplying drawings. 1879 E. Spon Workshop Receipts 162 Aqua-tinta engraving..is recognised by its similarity to Indian ink or sepia drawing. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2020). aquatintv. To etch in aquatint. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > engraving > intaglio printing > engrave in intaglio [verb (transitive)] > aquatint aquatint1819 1819 A. Rees Cycl. II. at Aquatint This method of aqua~tinting. 1882 Athenæum 9 Sept. 343/1 C. Turner mezzo~tinted many ‘Libers,’ but he aquatinted none. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1782v.1819 |
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