retouchmentn.
/ˌriːˈtʌtʃm(ə)nt/, U.S. /riˈtətʃm(ə)nt/ Now rare.
= retouching n.
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the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [noun] > renewed or further improvement
retouching1816
retouchment1855
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > [noun] > retouching
retouching1703
retouchment1855
1855 P. Freeman Princ. Divine Service I. 382 Various plans proposed for a re-adjustment or retouchment of our Offices, or for additions to them.
1882 W. Sharp D. G. Rossetti iii. 155 The Death of Breuse sans Pitie—as it now appears..after its retouchment—is the crudest in colour and most grotesque in treatment.
1909 Amer. Jrnl. Theol. 13 292 These were modified and assimilated not only by adding suitable introductions, conclusions, and numerous interpolations but also by an exceedingly subtle retouchment.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1855- discerptibility
- discerptible
- discerptibleness
- discerption
- discerptions
- discerptive
- discerptor
- discess
- discession
- dischain
- dischannel
- discharacter
- discharge
- discharge and recharge
- discharge book
- discharge certificate
- discharge lamp
- discharge paper
- discharge paste
- discharge pipe
- discharge printing
- discharge process
- discharge summary
- discharge tank
- discharge tube