ferrotype

[ fer-uh-tahyp ]
/ ˈfɛr əˌtaɪp /
Photography

verb (used with object), fer·ro·typed, fer·ro·typ·ing.

to put a glossy surface on (a print) by pressing, while wet, on a metal sheet (ferrotype tin).

noun

Also called tintype. a positive photograph made on a sensitized sheet of enameled iron or tin.
the process of making such photographs.

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Origin of ferrotype

First recorded in 1835–45; ferro- + -type

Words nearby ferrotype

ferronickel, ferroprotein, ferrosilicon, ferrotitanium, ferrotungsten, ferrotype, ferrous, ferrous oxide, ferrous sulfate, ferrous sulfide, ferrous sulphate
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British Dictionary definitions for ferrotype

ferrotype
/ (ˈfɛrəʊˌtaɪp) /

noun

a photographic print produced directly in a camera by exposing a sheet of iron or tin coated with a sensitized enamel
the process by which such a print is produced
Systematic name: tintype
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