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retouch Definition


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retouch
verb
    1. To improve or repair (a photograph, negative, painting, etc) by adding extra touches or making small alterations.
noun
    1. An act of improving, especially of making small repairs or adjustments to a photograph by pencil-work on the negative.
    2. A photograph, painting, etc that has been retouched.
    3. The detail or area of a photograph, painting, etc that has been retouched.
Derivative: retoucher
noun
    Etymology: 17c.



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