| 释义 |
aq·ua·tint
I. \ˈakwəˌtint, ˈäk-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Italian acqua tinta dyed water
1. : a process of etching in which the plate is grained by an application of powdered rosin and subjected to a series of bitings between some of which certain areas are stopped out, the resulting print resembling a watercolor made with flat washes of different strengths
2. : an engraving produced by the aquatint process
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to etch by aquatint |