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dyeline

American  
[dahy-lahyn] / ˈdaɪˌlaɪn /

noun

Photography.

  1. a contact print of a line drawing, giving brown lines line on an off-white background.

dyeline British  
/ ˈdaɪˌlaɪn /

adjective

  1. another word for diazo

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Etymology

Origin of dyeline

First recorded in 1950–55; dye + line 1

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