dyeline

[ dahy-lahyn ]

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

Origin of dyeline

1
First recorded in 1950–55; dye + line1

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British Dictionary definitions for dyeline

dyeline

/ (ˈdaɪˌlaɪn) /


adjective
  1. another word for diazo (def. 2)

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