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Mezzotint
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) To engrave in mezzotint.
(2):
(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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Mezzotint'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/m/mezzotint.html. 1828.