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      aquatint
      noun
      a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color
      an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color
      verb
      etch in aquatint
      Roots
      aquaaqua- · Latin · watertinctustint- · Latin · dyed, colored
      Synonyms for aquatint
      drypointmezzotintnetchingnlithographnwoodcutnchromolithographintaglionxylographphotoengravingncopperplaten
      Words related to aquatint
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      Where does aquatint come from?

      The word aquatint breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: aqua, from Latin aqua (“water”); and tint, from Latin tinctus (“dyed, colored”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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