ambrotype
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ambrotype
1850–55, < Greek ámbro ( tos ) immortal ( see ambrosia) + -type
Example Sentences
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The ambrotype given to Lame remained in the family and was inherited by Mary Davidson of Hendersonville, Tennessee.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2023
Lincoln’s old friend Gilmer, who was killed leading an Illinois infantry regiment during the Civil War’s 1863 Battle of Chickamauga, received one copy of the ambrotype.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2023
The ambrotype, a popular and cheaper alternative to the daguerreotype in the 1850s, was made by creating a photographic negative on glass.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2023
Black household servants who were close to the children were often compelled to sit for expensive ambrotype photographic portraits, as Jim had done.
From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2022
And I have seen an old ambrotype of him, taken in the days of this story: hair short-cropped, gray; eyes thoughtful, courageous; mouth firm, kind, and ready to smile.
From Bonaventure A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana by Cable, George Washington
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