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Definition of "ferrotype" []

  • A positive photograph made directly on an iron plate varnished with a thin sensitized film. Also called tintype. (noun)
  • The process by which such photographs are made. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ferrotype" in a sentence
  • "_ It is commonly known under the names of “blue print process,” “negative ferrotype process” and"
  • "I put one on a piece of ferrotype plate, and that gave really the best result I ever got."
  • "I tried putting in a large number of these tubes, all in quantity, on the bottom of a ferrotype plate, but with no advantage."