[a. F. aqua-tinte, and It. acqua tinta:—L. aqua tincta dyed water (tingĕre to dye).] A method of engraving on copper, by the use of a resinous solution and nitric acid, which produces effects resembling those of Indian-ink or water-color drawing; also, the design so produced.
1782. W. Gilpin, Observ. Wye (1800), Introd. 8. The process of working in aquatint.
1862. Thornbury, Turner, I. 88. To publish a fine series of aquatints.
b. attrib. quasi-adj.
1782. W. Gilpin, Observ. Wye (1792), Introd. 8. The aquatinta mode of multiplying drawings.
1879. Spon, Workshop Rec., 162. Aqua-tinta engraving … is recognised by its similarity to Indian ink or sepia drawing.
