demitint

== English == === Alternative forms === demi tint, demi-tint === Etymology === Borrowed from French demi-teinte, or demi- +‎ tint. === Noun === demitint (plural demitints) (art) That part of a painting, engraving etc. which is neither fully dark nor fully light. (art) The shade itself; neither the darkest nor the lightest in a composition. Synonym: halftone ==== Synonyms ==== halftint, half tint === References === “demitint”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.