tint : Idioms & Phrases


electro-tint

E*lec"tro-tint` noun
Definitions
  1. (Fine Arts) A style of engraving in relief by means of voltaic electricity. A picture is drawn on a metallic plate with some material which resists the fluids of a battery; so that, in electro-typing, the parts not covered by the varnish, etc., receive a deposition of metal, and produce the required copy in intaglio. A cast of this is then the plate for printing.
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Flat tint

  • (Painting), a coat of water color of one uniform shade.
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Flesh tint

  • (Painting), a color used in painting to imitate the hue of the living body.
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Half tint

  • (Fine Arts), a middle or intermediate tint, as in drawing or painting. See Demitint.
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Middle tint

  • (Paint.), a subdued or neutral tint. Fairholt.
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Neutral tint

  • a bluish gray pigment, used in water colors, made by mixing indigo or other blue some warm color. the shades vary greatly.
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purple-tinted

  • adjective satellite of a color tinged with purple
    purple-tinged.
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rose-tinted

  • adjective satellite of a color tinged with rose
    rose-tinged.
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Secondary tint

  • any subdued tint, as gray.
Webster 1913

Tint tool

  • (Eng.), a species of graver used for cutting the parallel lines which produce tints in engraving.
Webster 1913

violet-tinted

  • adjective satellite of something that is tinged with violet
    violet-tinged.
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