Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Mezzotinto \Mez`zo*tin"to\, n. [It. mezzo half + tinto tinted,
   p. p. of tingere to dye, color, tinge, L. tingere. See
   {Mezzo}.]
   Mezzotint.

Mezzotinto \Mez`zo*tin"to\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mezzotintoed};
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Mezzotintoing}.]
   To engrave in mezzotint; to represent by mezzotint.