retouched
past simple and past participle ofretouch
retouch
verb[T]
uk/ˌriːˈtʌtʃ/us/ˌriːˈtʌtʃ/to makesmallchangesto apicture,photograph, etc.,especiallyinordertoimproveit:
We had theweddingphotosretouched to make itseemlike asunnyday.
Painting, drawing & printing
- airbrush
- brushstroke
- brushwork
- chiaroscuro
- coloursomethingin
- describe
- engraving
- etching
- face painting
- foreshorten
- foreshortened
- illustrate
- painting by numbersidiom
- pentimento
- picturize
- re-ink
- redraw
- shade
- sketch
- stroke
Examplesofretouched
retouched
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The flakes were between 2 and 4 cm long, none hadretouchededges or showed any other culturally relevant mark.
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Some parts of the picture look as if they were painted orretouched.
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Traces in the right column correspond to the averages of 30 individual responses (stimulation artifacts wereretouched).
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Probably it was added by the same hand whoretouchedfolios 162 and 163.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The illustrations in this book are manipulated photographic collage, heavilyretouchedwith acrylic paint.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Another interesting dimension is that most images were taken from stock photo libraries to achieve the commercial look and heavilyretouched.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In 1996 the scratches and areas of discolored inpainting were removed, and the painting was cleaned andretouched.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The highly stylized murals painted in black on the side walls have beenretouched.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Also, the damaged portions of the plastering were injected with cementing material and the paintings were alsoretouched.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At judging, the girls reviewed theretouchedand unretouched versions of their photos.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A contrary viewpoint has been put forward by some in the trade, saying that aretouchedphotograph is actually more representative of the subject.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In the case of trapezoid geometric microliths, on the other hand, the notches are notretouched, leaving a portion of the natural edge between them.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He later had photographsretouchedto make his pockmarks less apparent.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In 1970, the masonry wasretouched, and repairs were completed on the walls.
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- tie-down
- tied-to-mother-s-wife-s-apron-strings
- tied to your mother's/wife's apron strings
- tied-to-your-mother-s-wife-s-apron-strings
- tie-dye
- tie-dye
- tie-in
- tie-in
- tie-in
- tie-into
- tie-in-with
- tiepin
- tier
- Tier 1 capital
- tier-1-capital
- Tier 2 capital
- tier-2-capital
- -tiered
- tiering
- tie sb down
- tie-sb-down
- tie sb into sth
- tie (sb/sth) down
- tie-sb-sth-down
- tie sb up