Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color;
2.
a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color;
VERB (1)
1.
etch in aquatint;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Aquatint \A"qua*tint\, Aquatinta \A`qua*tin"ta\, n. [It.
acquatinta dyed water; acqua (L. aqua) water + tinto, fem.
tinta, dyed. See Tint.]
A kind of etching in which spaces are bitten by the use of
aqua fortis, by which an effect is produced resembling a
drawing in water colors or India ink; also, the engraving
produced by this method.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
aquatint \aquatint\ v.
1. to etch in aquatint.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
aquatint
n 1: an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water
color
2: a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water
color
v 1: etch in aquatint