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ELECTRO-TINT
ELECTRO-TINT
E *lec "tro-tint `, n. (
Fine
Arts
)
Defn: 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.
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