glyphography

/ -ˌɡræf, ɡlɪˈfɒɡrəfɪ, ˈɡlɪfəˌɡrɑːf, ˌɡlɪfəˈɡræfɪk /

noun

1. a plate-making process in which an electrotype is made from an engraved copper plate

Other Word Forms

• glyphographic adjective
• glyphographer noun
• glyphograph noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of glyphography¹

C19: from Greek gluphē carving + _-graphy

Example Sentences

It was in this year that he executed his famous group of eight designs called The Bottle, which was reproduced in glyphography, and circulated at a cheap price by temperance societies.

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This process was termed by Palmer, “Glyphography.”

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One of the earliest works illustrated by the Palmer process is “The History and Antiquities of Brentford, Ealing, and Chiswick,” by T. Faulkner, published in 1845, and the word “Glyphography” occurs at the foot of many illustrations contained in it.

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