IVORYTYPE
\ˈa͡ɪvɔːɹˌɪta͡ɪp], \ˈaɪvɔːɹˌɪtaɪp], \ˈaɪ_v_ɔː_ɹ_ˌɪ_t_aɪ_p]\
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A picture produced by superposing a very light print, rendered translucent by varnish, and tinted upon the back, upon a stronger print, so as to give the effect of a photograph in natural colors; - called also hellenotype.
By Oddity Software
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A picture produced by superposing a very light print, rendered translucent by varnish, and tinted upon the back, upon a stronger print, so as to give the effect of a photograph in natural colors; - called also hellenotype.
By Noah Webster.
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A particular kind of photographic picture with an ivorylike surface.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.