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2 words match “DEMITINT”

DEMITINT n. 2 definitions
That part of a painting, engraving, or the like, which is neither in full darkness nor full light.
HALF a.
-- Half tint (Fine Arts), a middle or intermediate tint, as in drawing or painting. See Demitint. -- Half truth, a statement only partially true, or which gives only a part of the truth. Mrs. Browning. -- Half year, the space of six moths; one term of a school when there are two terms in a year.