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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 essay2.
(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.
Definition 2024
retouch
retouch
English
Verb
retouch (third-person singular simple present retouches, present participle retouching, simple past and past participle retouched)
- (transitive) To improve something (especially a photograph), by adding or correcting details, or by removing flaws.
- (transitive) To colour the roots of hair to match hair previously coloured.
- (archaeology) To modify a flint tool by making secondary flaking along the cutting edge.
Translations
to improve something, especially a photograph
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Noun
retouch (plural retouches)
- The act of retouching.
Translations
act of retouching