mezzograph

noun

mez·​zo·​graph

variants or less commonly metzograph

ˈmetsəˌgraf,

-rȧf

: a halftone made with a grain screen and having a grained surface instead of crossline screen dots

Word History

Etymology

Italian mezzo half (from Latin medius middle) + English -graph (as in photograph)

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