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- Mezzotint - 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.
- Mezzotint - v. t. - To engrave in mezzotint.
- Mezzotinter - n. - One who engraves in mezzotint.
- Mezzotinto - n. - Mezzotint.
- Mezzotinto - v. t. - To engrave in mezzotint; to represent by mezzotint.
- Mezzotintoed - imp. & p. p. - of Mezzotinto
- Mezzotintoing - p. pr. & vb. n. - of Mezzotinto
- Cradle - n. - A tool used in mezzotint engraving, which, by a rocking motion, raises burrs on the surface of the plate, so preparing the ground.