Main Entry:

¹re·touch

Pronunciation:

\(ˌ)rē-ˈtəch\

Function:

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 growth of hair) to match previously dyed, tinted, or bleached hair intransitive verb : to make or give retouches

— re·touch·er noun