ivorytype

[ ahy-vuh-ree-tahyp, ahy-vree- ]

noun

, Photography.

1. an antiquated photoprinting technique in which two prints are made of the same image, and the weaker one, made transparent with varnish and colored on the back, is laid over the stronger one.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ivorytype¹

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; ivory + -type