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Definition of mezzotint noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mezzotint

noun

/ˈmetsəʊtɪnt/

/ˈmetsəʊtɪnt/

(art)

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a picture printed from a copper or steel plate
Word Originfrom Italian mezzotinto, from mezzo ‘half’ + tinto ‘tint’.

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