retouch

retouch
retouchable, adj.retoucher, n.
v. /ree tuch"/; n. /ree"tuch', ree tuch"/, v.t.
1. to improve with new touches, highlights, or the like; touch up or rework, as a painting or makeup.
2. Photog. to alter (a negative or positive) after development by adding or removing lines, lightening areas, etc., with a pencil, brush, or knife.
3. to dye, tint, or bleach (a new growth of hair) to match or blend with the color of an earlier and previously dyed growth.
n.
4. an added touch to a picture, painting, paint job, etc., by way of improvement or alteration.
5. an act or instance of dyeing new growth of hair to blend with previously dyed hair.
[1675-85; < MF retoucher, equiv. to re- RE- + toucher to TOUCH]

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  • retouch — (v.) 1640s, from Fr. retoucher (13c.) to touch again (with a view to improving), from re again (see RE (Cf. re )) + toucher (see TOUCH (Cf. touch) (v.)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • retouch — ► VERB ▪ improve or repair (a painting, photograph, etc.) by making slight additions or alterations. DERIVATIVES retoucher noun …   English terms dictionary

  • retouch — [rē tuch′; ] for n., also [ rē′tuch΄] vt. [Fr retoucher: see RE & TOUCH] 1. to touch up or change details in (a painting, essay, etc.) in order to improve it 2. Photog. to change (a negative or print) by adding details or removing blemishes, etc …   English World dictionary

  • retouch — UK [ˌriːˈtʌtʃ] / US [ˌrɪˈtʌtʃ] verb [transitive] Word forms retouch : present tense I/you/we/they retouch he/she/it retouches present participle retouching past tense retouched past participle retouched to make slight changes to something such as …   English dictionary

  • Retouch (lithics) — Retouch the work done to an edge of a flint implement in order to make it into a functional tool, or to reshape a used tool. In the case of a core tool, such as a hand axe, retouch may simply consist of roughly trimming the edge by striking with… …   Wikipedia

  • retouch — I. verb Etymology: French retoucher, from Middle French, from re + toucher to touch Date: 1685 transitive verb 1. to rework in order to improve ; touch up 2. to alter (as a photographic negative) to produce a more desirable appearance 3. to color …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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