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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
retouch en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- rēʹ-tŭch
- (Southern-England) audio
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɹiːtʌtʃ/
Etymology
From French retoucher.
Meanings
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The act of retouching (in any sense).
Forms
Translations (12)
ka რეტუში (act of retouching) · de Retusche (act of retouching) · pl retusz (act of retouching) · rgn artóc (act of retouching) · ru ре́тушь (act of retouching) · ca retoc (act of retouching) · pt retoque (act of retouching) · ko 리터치 (act of retouching) · ka რეტუშირება (act of retouching) · ja レタッチ (act of retouching) · bg ретуширане (act of retouching) · io retusho (act of retouching)
retouch en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ɹɪˈtʌtʃ/
- (Southern-England) audio
- rē-tŭchʹ
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From French retoucher.
Meanings
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(transitive) To improve something (especially a photograph), by adding or correcting details, or by removing flaws.
For time ſhall with his ready pencil ſtand;
Retouch your figures with his ripening hand;
Mellow your colors, and imbrown the teint;
Add every grace, which time alone can grant;
To future ages ſhall your fame convey,
And give more beauties than he takes away.
a. 1701 (date written), John Dryden, “Epistle the Fourteenth. To Sir Godfrey Kneller, Principal Painter to His Majesty.”, in The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, […], volume II, London: […] J[acob] and R[ichard] Tonson, […], published 1760, →OCLC, page 201:
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(transitive) To colour the roots of hair to match hair previously coloured.
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To modify a flint tool by making secondary flaking along the cutting edge.
Forms
Deriveds
retouchable · retouchment · nonretouched · unretouched · retouching frame
Translations (13)
de retuschieren (to improve something, especially a photograph) · pt retocar (to improve something, especially a photograph) · it ritoccare (to improve something, especially a photograph) · pl retuszować (to improve something, especially a photograph) · ru ретуши́ровать (to improve something, especially a photograph) · sv retuschera (to improve something, especially a photograph) · nl retoucheren (to improve something, especially a photograph) · bg ретуширам (to improve something, especially a photograph) · cs retušovat (to improve something, especially a photograph) · hu retusál (to improve something, especially a photograph) · io retushar (to improve something, especially a photograph) · ka რეტუშირება (to improve something, especially a photograph) · ka არეტუშირებს (to improve something, especially a photograph)