ferrotype

[ fer-uh-tahyp ]

/ ˈfɛr əˌtaɪp /

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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

ferromolybdenum, ferronickel, ferrosilicon, ferrotitanium, ferrotungsten, ferrotype, ferrous, ferrous oxide, ferrous sulfate, ferrous sulfide, ferrous sulphate

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How to use ferrotype in a sentence

In Nos. 797 and 805 will be found directions for preparing a ferrotype plate so that prints will not stick.
Harper's Round Table, August 27, 1895|Various
Aristo prints can be mounted direct from the ferrotype plate or the ground-glass to which they have been squeegeed to dry.
Harper's Round Table, October 8, 1895|Various
The ferrotype plate therefore vibrates with tremendous rapidity between the core and the platinum screw.
How to Make Electrical Machines|R. A. R. Bennett
Now the ferrotype plate must be exactly free of the end of the core and that is all.
How to Make Electrical Machines|R. A. R. Bennett

More often a photograph is taken on a ferrotype plate and the outlines scratched into the plate.
What Philately Teaches|John N. Luff

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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