English-Thai Dictionary

mezzotint

N กระบวนการ แกะ แม่พิมพ์  half tone engraving kra-buan-kan-kea-mea-pim

 

mezzotinter

N เครื่อง หรือ คน แกะ แม่พิมพ์ ที่ เป็น ทองแดง หรือ เหล็ก โดย ทำให้ ผิวหน้า ขุรขระ เท่ากัน 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MEZZOTINTO

n.[L. tinctus, painted. ] A particular manner of engraving or representation of figures on copper, in imitation of painting in Indian ink. To perform this the plate is scratched and furrowed in different directions; the design is then drawn on the face, then the dents and furrows are erased from the parts where the lights of the piece are to be; the parts which are to represent shades being left.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MEZZOTINT

Mez "zo *tint, n. Etym: [Cf. F. mezzo-tinto.]

 

Defn: A manner of engraving on copper or steel by drawing upon a surface previously roughened, and then removing the roughness in places by scraping, burnishing, etc. , so as to produce the requisite light and shade. Also, an engraving so produced.

 

MEZZOTINT

MEZZOTINT Mez "zo *tint, v. t.

 

Defn: To engrave in mezzotint.

 

MEZZOTINTER

MEZZOTINTER Mez "zo *tint `er, n.

 

Defn: One who engraves in mezzotint.

 

MEZZOTINTO

Mez `zo *tin "to, n. Etym: [It. mezzo half + tinto tinted, p. p. of tingere to dye, color, tinge, L. tingere. See Mezzo. ]

 

Defn: Mezzotint.

 

MEZZOTINTO

Mez `zo *tin "to, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mezzotintoed; p. pr. & vb. n.Mezzotintoing.]

 

Defn: To engrave in mezzotint; to represent by mezzotint.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

mezzotint

mez zo tint |ˈmetsōˌtint, ˈmedzō -ˈmɛtsoʊˌtɪnt | ▶noun a print made from an engraved copper or steel plate on which the surface has been partially roughened, for shading, and partially scraped smooth, giving light areas. The technique was much used in the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries for the reproduction of paintings. • the technique or process of making pictures in this way. ▶verb [ with obj. ] engrave (a picture ) in mezzotint. DERIVATIVES mez zo tint er noun ORIGIN from Italian mezzotinto, from mezzo ‘half ’ + tinto ‘tint. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

mezzotint

mezzotint |ˈmɛtsəʊtɪnt, ˈmɛzəʊ -| ▶noun a print made from an engraved copper or steel plate, the surface of which has been scraped and polished to give areas of shade and light respectively. The technique was much used in the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries for the reproduction of paintings. • [ mass noun ] the technique or process of making mezzotints. ▶verb [ with obj. ] engrave (a picture ) in mezzotint. DERIVATIVES mezzotinter noun ORIGIN from Italian mezzotinto, from mezzo ‘half ’ + tinto ‘tint ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Mezzotinto

Mez zo tin to Substantiv, Neutrum Kunstwissenschaft , das |Mezzot i nto |das Mezzotinto; Genitiv: des Mezzotinto [s ], Plural: die Mezzotintos und Mezzotinti italienisch mezzotinto = halb gefärbt a ohne Plural Schabkunst b Produkt der Schabkunst

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

mezzotint

mez zo tint (!/métsoʊtɪ̀nt, médzoʊ -/) 名詞 U メゾティント 〘銅 軟鋼板の彫版法の一種 〙; C その版画 .