单词 | mezzotinting |
释义 | mezzotintingn. The action, process, or art of engraving in mezzotint. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > engraving > intaglio printing > [noun] > mezzotint mezzotinto1662 mezzotint1800 mezzotinting1860 1860 J. Ruskin Let. 6 Aug. (1912) 369 There are only three etchings of mine in the book, but I did seven, of which one was spoiled in biting, three in mezzotinting. a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. III. 1994/1 Engravers' roulettes, principally used in mezzotinting to raise the burr when the original ground produced by the cradle has been too much scraped or burnished away. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 13 Mar. 3/2 For the mezzotinting the authorities have allowed Mr. Seymour Haden to remove the picture. 1926 C. E. Russell (title) English Mezzotint portraits and their states, from the invention of mezzotinting until the early part of the 19th century. 1958 D. Bland Hist. Bk. Illustr. 221 During the nineteenth century steel was used instead of copper for mezzotinting. 2000 Times (Nexis) 5 July A great soldier as well as a member of the Royal Society..who introduced mezzotinting to Britain. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1860 |
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