Daguerre

[ duh-gair; French da-ger ]

/ dəˈgɛər; French daˈgɛr /

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noun

Louis Jacques Man·dé

[lwee zhahk mahn-dey], /lwi ʒɑk mɑ̃ˈdeɪ/, 1789–1851, French painter and inventor of the daguerreotype.

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Words nearby Daguerre

Dagobert I, Dagon, Dago red, D.Agr., Dagu, Daguerre, daguerreotype, Dagwood sandwich, dah, dahabeah, Dahl

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How to use Daguerre in a sentence

Or is chroma/non-chroma only a salient binary after Daguerre?
Did Rothko Go Colorful Because Printing Did?|Blake Gopnik|January 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Daily Pic: Frederick Catherwood's eagle eye did without Daguerre's invention.
Photos Before Photography|Blake Gopnik|September 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
This aphorism calls to my mind an anecdote in the life of Daguerre, related in the first edition of this book.
Mysterious Psychic Forces|Camille Flammarion
She would have been a better subject for a motion-picture camera than the 67 invention of Daguerre.
The Comings of Cousin Ann|Emma Speed Sampson

The earliest sun-pictures, as produced by Daguerre, and named after him, were formed on silver plates treated with iodine.
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art|Various
In 1839, when Daguerre announced his discovery, he exposed his picture one hour and twelve minutes.
Famous Days in the Century of Invention|Gertrude L. Stone
Monsieur Daguerre and all those who have made improvements on his discovery certainly deserve great honor.
Famous Days in the Century of Invention|Gertrude L. Stone

British Dictionary definitions for Daguerre

Daguerre

/ (French daɡɛr) /

noun

Louis Jacques Mandé (lwi ʒɑk mɑ̃de). 1789–1851, French inventor, who devised one of the first practical photographic processes (1838)

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