Mezzotint n. A manner of engraving on copper or steel by drawing upon a surface previously roughened, and then removing the roughness in places by scraping, burnishing, etc., so as to produce the requisite light and shade. Also, an engraving so produced.
... was leaving the house half an hour later, a man was just entering the first drawing room—a man with a face burnt to the color of an old mezzotint. ... — Phyllis of Philistia • Frank Frankfort Moore Read full book for free!