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Webster 1913 Edition
Ivorytype
I′vo-ry-typeˊ
,Noun.
(Photog.)
A picture produced by superposing a very light print, rendered translucent by varnish, and tinted upon the back, upon a stronger print, so as to give the effect of a photograph in natural colors; – called also
hellenotype
. Knight.
Definition 2024
ivorytype
ivorytype
English
Noun
ivorytype (plural ivorytypes)
- (photography, dated) A picture produced by superposing a tinted translucent print upon a stronger print, so as to give the effect of a photograph in natural colours.