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poorly (iou) and aquatint (sh)


poorly (iou)



poorly adverb & adjective. ME.
[from POOR adjective + -LY2.]
A. adverb.
Scantily, inadequately, defectively; in an inferior way, with no great Success; not highly. ME.
be poorly served: see SERVE verb1.
T. Callender His exhibitions had been poorly attended. D. Francis The poorly-lit back street. M. Binchy No neighbours who would..talk poorly of them for not going. M. Spark All Jobs in publishing were greatly sought after, and, perhaps consequently, poorly paid.
In a state of poverty; needily, destitutely. Now rare. ME.
In a manner unworthy of one's position; meanly, shabbily. LME-E18.
Piteously, humbly, contemptibly; without courage. Now rare. LME.
b. adjective. In ill Health; unwell. Chiefly pred. M18.
J. Cheever They all agreed that he looked poorly. He was pale.

aquatint (sh)




Method of etching that produces finely granulated tonal areas rather than lines, so that finished prints often resemble watercolour or wash drawings.

A copper plate is exposed to acid through a layer of granulated resin or sugar, which yields a finely speckled gray tone when the plate is inked and printed. The texture and depth of tone are controlled by the strength of the acid baths and the length of time the plate is exposed to them. Aquatint became the most popular method of producing toned prints in the late 18th century; its most notable practitioner was Francisco Goya. In the 19th century Edgar Degas and Camille Pissarro experimented with it, and in the 20th century the sugar aquatint was employed by Pablo Picasso, Georges Rouault, and Andre Masson.