aquatint Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color
  2. noun a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color
  3. verb etch in aquatint

WordNet

A"qua*tint, A`qua*tin"ta noun (Also<
  • Aquatint
  • Aquatinta
)
Etymology
It. acquatinta dyed water; acqua (L. aqua) water + tinto, fem. tinta, dyed. See Tint.
Definitions
  1. A kind of etching in which spaces are bitten by the use of aqua fortis, by which an effect is produced resembling a drawing in water colors or India ink; also, the engraving produced by this method.

Webster 1913