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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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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