aquatint

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A form of etching with acid on a plate partially covered with varnish that produces a print somewhat resembling a watercolour.
    — Aquatint is a laborious process that involves acids and resistants and emphasizes tone over line.
  2. An etching or print made using this method.
    — Been thinking of my grandfather, whose wayward brilliance skipped my father’s generation. Once, he showed me an aquatint of a certain Siamese temple.
动词 v.
  1. To make such etchings.

词形变化

aquatints plural aquatints present,singular,third-person aquatinting participle,present aquatinted participle,past aquatinted past

词汇关系

衍生词
aquatinter aquatintist

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Italian acquatinta (literally “dyed water”).
词源 2
Borrowed from Italian acquatinta (literally “dyed water”).
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