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Added 9 October 2026

mezzotint

noun

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A form of intaglio etching in which a metal plate is roughened evenly and then smoothed to bring out an image.
An etching or print made using this method.

verb

To make such etchings

Origin

Borrowed Italian mezzatinta (literally “half dye”).

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