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
The Academy would reject the picture for a chromolithograph.
From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Kipling, Rudyard
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)
Dashed if I don't believe it's a chromolithograph!
From Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885 by Various
He hated red hair, he said, making no allowance for the umber-red of Australian gold, and where I saw the lights of Limoges enamel he found no more than the garish tints of a chromolithograph.
From The High Heart by King, Basil
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