[ˈakwətɪnt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a print resembling a watercolour, made by etching a copper plate with nitric acid and using resin and varnish to produce areas of tonal shading
(e.g: twelve coloured aquatints of British battle scenes)


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Origin:
late 18th century: from French aquatinte, from Italian acqua tinta ‘coloured water’

[ˈakwətɪnt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- produce (a print) using the aquatint technique or process
(e.g: she studied methods of etching and aquatinting)


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Origin:
late 18th century: from French aquatinte, from Italian acqua tinta ‘coloured water’