Ferrotype
noun, verb
noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An early photographic process in which the image was made on an iron plate having a sensitized surface film. uncountable
- 2 A photograph produced by this means. countable
Verb
- 1 To produce a ferrotype from. transitive
""He ferrotyped the pictures, and the next morning, bright and early, he mounted each one in an art-folder (bought during a period of prosperity), and then fared forth to sell them to the eager parents of his little subjects.""
Example
More examples""He ferrotyped the pictures, and the next morning, bright and early, he mounted each one in an art-folder (bought during a period of prosperity), and then fared forth to sell them to the eager parents of his little subjects.""
Etymology
From ferro- + -type.
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