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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