mezzotint

mezzotint
[ˈmɛtsəʊtɪnt, ˈmɛzəʊ-]
noun
  1. a print made from an engraved copper or steel plate on which the surface has been partially roughened, for shading, and partially scraped smooth, giving light areas. The technique was much used in the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries for the reproduction of paintings
    网纹版印刷;美柔汀印刷;金属版印刷
    ■[mass noun]the technique or process of making pictures in this way
    网纹版印刷术;金属版印刷术
verb
  1. [with obj.]engrave (a picture) in mezzotint
    用网纹版印刷术镂刻(图)
派生
mezzotinter
noun
语源
  1. from Italian mezzotinto, from mezzo 'half' + tinto 'tint'
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