tint : Idioms & Phrases

E*lec"tro-tint` noun

Definitions

1. (Fine Arts) A style of engraving in relief by means of voltaic electricity. A picture is drawn on a metallic plate with some material which resists the fluids of a battery; so that, in electro-typing, the parts not covered by the varnish, etc., receive a deposition of metal, and produce the required copy in intaglio. A cast of this is then the plate for printing.

Webster 1913

• (Painting), a coat of water color of one uniform shade.

Webster 1913

• (Painting), a color used in painting to imitate the hue of the living body.

Webster 1913

• (Fine Arts), a middle or intermediate tint, as in drawing or painting. See Demitint.

Webster 1913

• (Paint.), a subdued or neutral tint. Fairholt.

Webster 1913

• a bluish gray pigment, used in water colors, made by mixing indigo or other blue some warm color. the shades vary greatly.

Webster 1913

• adjective satellite of a color tinged with purple
  purple-tinged.
  

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• adjective satellite of a color tinged with rose
  rose-tinged.
  

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• any subdued tint, as gray.

Webster 1913

• (Eng.), a species of graver used for cutting the parallel lines which produce tints in engraving.

Webster 1913

• adjective satellite of something that is tinged with violet
  violet-tinged.
  

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