mezzotint

Definition of Mezzotint in English :

1. mezzotint

print produced by an engraving that has been scraped to represent light or shade

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mezzotint

noun

1.

a method of engraving a copper plate by scraping and burnishing the roughened surface

2.

a print made from a plate so treated

verb

3. (transitive)

to engrave (a copper plate) in this fashion

noun

1.

a method of engraving on a copper or steel plate by scraping or polishing parts of a roughened surface to produce impressions of light and shade

2.

an engraving or print so produced

verb transitive

3.

to engrave by this method

n.

1. A method of engraving a copper or steel plate by scraping and burnishing areas to produce effects of light and shadow.

2. A print made from a plate engraved by mezzotint.