monotint

[ mon-uh-tint ]

noun

1. monochrome.

monotint

/ ˈmɒnəˌtɪnt /

noun

1. another word for monochrome monochrome

Word History and Origins

Origin of monotint¹

First recorded in 1885–90; mono- + tint

Example Sentences

Monotint, mon′ō-tint, n. drawing or painting in a single tint.

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The circle of our telescope shows the clean-cut horizon ruling a thread on the monotint of sea and sky.

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The sea-fog had vanished, and the south of Scotland lay spread beneath us from sea to sea, like a map in monotint.

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Some of the Japanese papers have pretty and very unobtrusive marblings worked upon them, and occasionally, too, a brocade paper looks well; but for a classic, the plainer the better, and very often a monotint end paper, or even a plain white, looks exceedingly well.

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Capitals of the monotint or of a light-faced antique are sometimes selected for books frequently reprinted where the wear on the exposed running titles is very severe.

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