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AQUATINT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water colorplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("aquatint" is a kind of...):

engraving; etching (making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them)

Derivation:

aquatint (etch in aquatint)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water colorplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("aquatint" is a kind of...):

etching (an impression made from an etched plate)

Derivation:

aquatint (etch in aquatint)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Etch in aquatintplay

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "aquatint" is one way to...):

etch (make an etching of)

Domain category:

art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

aquatint (a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color)

aquatint (an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color)

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