English

Noun

ferrotype ‎(plural ferrotypes)

1. an early photographic process in which the image is made on an iron plate having a sensitized surface film

Translations

Verb

ferrotype ‎(third-person singular simple present ferrotypes, present participle ferrotyping, simple past and past participle ferrotyped)

1. to take a ferrotype photograph
   • 1916, Michael Gross, Photo-era, Volume 37

     "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."

French

Etymology

ferro- +‎ type

Noun

ferrotype m ‎(plural ferrotypes)

1. ferrotype