mezzotint

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Borrowed Italian mezzatinta (literally “half dye”).

On the walls, engravings; mostly Piranesis and mezzotint portraits. — Pygmalion, Bernard Shaw
The father, Mr Arthur Francis, was locally known as a talented amateur engraver in mezzotint. — Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, M. R. (Montague Rhodes) James
"One of his gifts was that of mezzotint drawing, and he gave instruction in this branch. — From Canal Boy to President; Or, the Boyhood and Manhood of James A. Garfield, Horatio, Jr. Alger

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