chromolithograph
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chromolithograph
First recorded in 1855–60; chromo- + lithograph
Example Sentences
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Alongside his own survey of Mont Blanc published in a monumental chromolithograph is his modest diagram of its underlying crystalline structure, as if it were a faceted gem.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
Of the spirits as artists I have of course no knowledge, but as regards my father, he, I am certain, could hardly have told a Raphael from a chromolithograph copy.
From Aylwin by Watts-Dunton, Theodore
Dashed if I don't believe it's a chromolithograph!
From Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885 by Various
Her own young life was vividly clear to her; so very vividly clear, that it sometimes made her think of a tiresome chromolithograph.
From Adam Johnstone's Son by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
A Bible is lying on the chest of drawers; over the door to the hall hangs a chromolithograph of "Christ with the crown of thorns."
From The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume II by Hauptmann, Gerhart
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