mez‧zo‧tint /ˈmetsəʊˌtɪnt, ˈmedzəʊ- $ -oʊ-/
noun [uncountable and countable][
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: Italian;
Origin: mezzatinta, from mezza 'half' + tinta 'tint']
a picture printed from a metal plate that is polished in places to produce areas of light and shade
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