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Definition of Retouch

1. Verb. Give retouches to (hair). "Retouch the roots"

2. Verb. Alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance. "This photograph has been retouched!"

Definition of Retouch

1. v. t. To touch again, or rework, in order to improve; to revise; as, to retouch a picture or an essay.

2. n. A partial reworking,as of a painting, a sculptor's clay model, or the like.

Definition of Retouch

1. Verb. (transitive) To improve something (especially a photograph), by adding or correcting details, or by removing flaws. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To colour the roots of hair to match hair previously coloured. ¹

3. Verb. (archaeology) To modify a flint tool by making secondary flaking along the cutting edge. ¹

4. Noun. The act of retouching. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Retouch

1. to add new details or touches to [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Medical Definition of Retouch

1. 1. To touch again, or rework, in order to improve; to revise; as, to retouch a picture or an essay. 2. To correct or change, as a negative, by handwork. Origin: Pref. Re- + touch: cf. F. Retoucher. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Retouch

retorter retorters retorting retortion retortions retortive retorts retoss retotal retotaled

retotaling retotalled retotalling retotals retothelioma retouch (current term) retouched retoucher retouchers retouches

retouching retouchings retour retoured retouring retours retrace retraceable retraced retracement

Literary usage of Retouch

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Poetical Sketches: The Profession, the Broken Heart, Etc. : with Stanzas for by Alaric Alexander Watts (1824)
"I. retouch, sweet Friend—retouch the Lute, Its tones may turn thy thoughts on me; Let not its chords be longer mute; Remember, 'twas my gift to thee ! ..."

2. Catalogue of the Collection of Engravings Bequeathed to Harvard College by by Francis Calley Gray, Louis Thies (1869)
"Before retouch, and on thin paper. 6. The Death of Adonis. B. 130. Before retouch, and on thin paper. WATSON, CAROLINE, engraver in the stippled manner and ..."

3. A Concordance to the Works of Alexander Popeby Edwin Abbott by Edwin Abbott (1875)
"How oft r ¡ each finding like a friend E. iii, 21 Reviews. The skilful Nymph r. her force with care RL iii. 45 Revise. Not, Sir, if you r. it, and retouch ..."

4. Hints for Pupils in Drawing and Painting by Helen Mary Knowlton (1879)
"and do not retouch, as no after-work can equal the first free beginning of the sketch. The power of memory-drawing will grow with use ..."

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