papyrotype

English

Etymology

From papyro- +‎ -type.

Noun

papyrotype (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A form of photolithography using paper as the initial transfer material.
    • 1897, Edward J. Wall, Dictionary of Photography, 7th ed., p. 435:
      Papyrotype, Papyrography, or Papyrotint, modifications of photo-lithography, in which paper is used as material on which the original transfer is made.

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