| Mezzotint 1. (n.) 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. 2. (v. t.) To engrave in mezzotint. Thesaurus Entries autolithograph, block, block print, cerography, chalcography, chromolithograph, color print, copperplate, copperplate print, crayon engraving, cribbling, cut, drypoint, engravement, engraving, etching, graphotype, impress, impression, imprint, intaglio, linoleum-block print, lithograph, metal cut, mezzotint, negative, photoengraving, plate engraving, print, pyrogravure, relief method, rubber-block print, steel engraving, vignette, wood engraving, woodblock, woodburning, woodcut, woodprint, xylograph, zincography |