What is the meaning of Aquatinta?

(n.) 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.
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APAWebster's. (2011). Aquatinta. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/aquatinta/definitions/1975369
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