dyeline

[ dahy-lahyn ]

/ ˈdaɪˌlaɪn /

noun Photography.

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

Nearby words

dye, dye sensitizing, dye transfer, dyed-in-the-wool, dyeing, dyeline, dyer, dyer's greenweed, dyer's moss, dyer's rocket, dyer's woodruff

Origin of dyeline

First recorded in 1950–55; dye + line¹

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British Dictionary definitions for dyeline

dyeline

/ (ˈdaɪˌlaɪn) /

adjective

another word for diazo (def. 2)

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