mezzotint
noun/ˈmetsəʊtɪnt/
/ˈmetsəʊtɪnt/
(art)- a picture printed from a copper or steel plateWord Originfrom Italian mezzotinto, from mezzo ‘half’ + tinto ‘tint’.
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