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Webster 1913 Edition

Mezzotinto

Mezˊzo-tin′to

,
Noun.
[It.
mezzo
half +
tinto
tinted, p. p. of
tingere
to dye, color, tinge, L.
tingere
. See
Mezzo
.]
Mezzotint.

Mezˊzo-tin′to

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Mezzotintoed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Mezzotintoing
.]
To engrave in mezzotint; to represent by mezzotint.

Webster 1828 Edition

Mezzotinto

MEZZOTINT'O

,
Noun.
[L. tinctus, painted.] A particular manner of engraving or representation of figures on copper,in imitation of painting in Indian ink. To perform this the plate is scratched and furrowed in different directions; the design is then drawn on the face, then the dents and furrows are erased from the parts where the lights of the piece are to be; the parts which are to represent shades being left.

Definition 2024

mezzotinto

mezzotinto

English

Noun

mezzotinto ‎(plural mezzotintos or mezzotintoes)

  1. Dated form of mezzotint.

Verb

mezzotinto ‎(third-person singular simple present mezzotintos, present participle mezzotintoing, simple past and past participle mezzotintoed)

  1. (rare) Dated form of mezzotint.

Finnish

Noun

mezzotinto

  1. mezzotint

Declension

Inflection of mezzotinto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative mezzotinto mezzotintot
genitive mezzotinton mezzotintojen
partitive mezzotintoa mezzotintoja
illative mezzotintoon mezzotintoihin
singular plural
nominative mezzotinto mezzotintot
accusative nom. mezzotinto mezzotintot
gen. mezzotinton
genitive mezzotinton mezzotintojen
partitive mezzotintoa mezzotintoja
inessive mezzotintossa mezzotintoissa
elative mezzotintosta mezzotintoista
illative mezzotintoon mezzotintoihin
adessive mezzotintolla mezzotintoilla
ablative mezzotintolta mezzotintoilta
allative mezzotintolle mezzotintoille
essive mezzotintona mezzotintoina
translative mezzotintoksi mezzotintoiksi
instructive — mezzotintoin
abessive mezzotintotta mezzotintoitta
comitative — mezzotintoineen

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