aquatint
noun/ˈækwətɪnt/
/ˈɑːkwətɪnt/
[uncountable, countable] (specialist)- a method of producing a picture using acid on a metal plate; a picture produced using this methodWord Originlate 18th cent.: from French aquatinte, from Italian acqua tinta ‘coloured water’.
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