papyrotype
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English
Etymology
Noun
papyrotype (uncountable)
- (historical) A form of photolithography using paper as the initial transfer material.
- 1897, Edward J. Wall, Dictionary of Photography, 7th ed., p. 435:
- Papyrotype, Papyrography, or Papyrotint, modifications of photo-lithography, in which paper is used as material on which the original transfer is made.
- 1897, Edward J. Wall, Dictionary of Photography, 7th ed., p. 435:
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References
- “† papyrotype, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2018.
