retouchingn.

Brit.

/ˌriːˈtʌtʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/riˈtətʃɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: retouch v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < retouch v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare retouch n.

The action of retouching something; an instance of this, a touching-up. Cf. retouch n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [noun] > renewed or further improvement > instance of

reimprovement1618

retouch1703

retouching1703

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > magnetism > [noun] > magnetizing > afresh

retouching1703

remagnetization1850

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > [noun] > retouching

retouching1703

retouchment1855

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [noun] > renewed or further improvement

retouching1816

retouchment1855

1703 J. Elsum Art of Painting after Ital. Manner xxxvii. 118 Some of this burnt sort..will make a Wash useful in the retouching or emendation of finished Pieces.

1722 J. Richardson Acct. Statues Italy 120 The Glaring Retouchings, or Painting upon throughout.

1816 S. W. Singer Researches Hist. Playing Cards 79 After having printed thirty or forty thousand copies these blocks will again bear retouching.

1842 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 5 308/2 Such retouchings are useless in frescos painted in the open air.

1881 B. F. Westcott & F. J. A. Hort New Test. in Orig. Greek II. Introd. i. 16 Ancient authority was allowed to furnish not scattered retouchings but the whole body of text.

1938 Amer. Home Jan. 60/2 Retouching should be confined only to replacing pigments that have been lost.

1995 New Yorker 4 Sept. 90/3 He became reliant on instrumental ‘retouchings’ that served to Mahlerize the whole historical repertory.

Compounds

General attributive, as retouching-table, retouching varnish, etc.

ΚΠ

1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 1925/2 Retouching-table (Photography), a glass-top table, or one with an opening to suit the size of a negative, inclined for the convenience of the artist, and used with a mirror below to throw light through a negative for the purpose of retouching.

a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 754/1 Retouching Frame, a desk with glass pane on which a negative or positive is placed and viewed by transmitted light in order to repair defects, soften shadows, etc.

1889 E. J. Wall Dict. Photogr. 163 Some sort of retouching desk is needed.

1934 H. Hiler Notes Technique Painting iii. 166 Retouching varnish is a quick-drying varnish used to bring out..parts of the picture which have gone flat or ‘dead’ in drying.

1947 J. C. Rich Materials & Methods Sculpt. xi. 328 Neat cement is a mixture of cement and water. It is not recommended for sculptural use save as a retouching medium.

2000 Amer. Heritage Nov. 86/2 The Graphic's resourceful editors responded by inventing..a low-tech version of today's Photoshop retouching software.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	retouching
释义	retouchingn. Brit. /ˌriːˈtʌtʃɪŋ/, U.S. /riˈtətʃɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: retouch v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < retouch v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare retouch n. The action of retouching something; an instance of this, a touching-up. Cf. retouch n. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [noun] > renewed or further improvement > instance of reimprovement1618 retouch1703 retouching1703 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > magnetism > [noun] > magnetizing > afresh retouching1703 remagnetization1850 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > [noun] > retouching retouching1703 retouchment1855 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [noun] > renewed or further improvement retouching1816 retouchment1855 1703 J. Elsum Art of Painting after Ital. Manner xxxvii. 118 Some of this burnt sort..will make a Wash useful in the retouching or emendation of finished Pieces. 1722 J. Richardson Acct. Statues Italy 120 The Glaring Retouchings, or Painting upon throughout. 1816 S. W. Singer Researches Hist. Playing Cards 79 After having printed thirty or forty thousand copies these blocks will again bear retouching. 1842 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 5 308/2 Such retouchings are useless in frescos painted in the open air. 1881 B. F. Westcott & F. J. A. Hort New Test. in Orig. Greek II. Introd. i. 16 Ancient authority was allowed to furnish not scattered retouchings but the whole body of text. 1938 Amer. Home Jan. 60/2 Retouching should be confined only to replacing pigments that have been lost. 1995 New Yorker 4 Sept. 90/3 He became reliant on instrumental ‘retouchings’ that served to Mahlerize the whole historical repertory. Compounds General attributive, as retouching-table, retouching varnish, etc. ΚΠ 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 1925/2 Retouching-table (Photography), a glass-top table, or one with an opening to suit the size of a negative, inclined for the convenience of the artist, and used with a mirror below to throw light through a negative for the purpose of retouching. a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 754/1 Retouching Frame, a desk with glass pane on which a negative or positive is placed and viewed by transmitted light in order to repair defects, soften shadows, etc. 1889 E. J. Wall Dict. Photogr. 163 Some sort of retouching desk is needed. 1934 H. Hiler Notes Technique Painting iii. 166 Retouching varnish is a quick-drying varnish used to bring out..parts of the picture which have gone flat or ‘dead’ in drying. 1947 J. C. Rich Materials & Methods Sculpt. xi. 328 Neat cement is a mixture of cement and water. It is not recommended for sculptural use save as a retouching medium. 2000 Amer. Heritage Nov. 86/2 The Graphic's resourceful editors responded by inventing..a low-tech version of today's Photoshop retouching software. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1703
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