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Webster 1913 Edition


Retouch

Re-touch′

,
Verb.
T.
[Pref.
re-
+
touch
: cf. F.
retoucher
.]
1.
To touch again, or rework, in order to improve; to revise;
as, to
retouch
a picture or an essay
.
2.
(Photog.)
To correct or change, as a negative, by handwork.

Re-touch′

,
Noun.
(Fine Arts)
A partial reworking,as of a painting, a sculptor’s clay model, or the like.

Webster 1828 Edition


Retouch

RETOUCH

,
Verb.
T.
retuch'. [re and touch.] To improve by new touches; as, to retouch a picture or an essay.