Definition of Aquatenta
{ A"qua*tint (&?;), A`qua*tin"ta (&?;), }
n. [It. acquatinta dyed water; acqua (L.
aqua) water + tinto, fem. tinta, dyed. See
Tint.] A kind of etching in which spaces are bitten by the use
of aqua fortis, by which an effect is produced resembling a drawing in
water colors or India ink; also, the engraving produced by this
method.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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