Etymology

mezzograph

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Today it means: A multicolored picture having the colors printed via photolithography and then overprinted in black or blue collotype for the outlines. Full definition →

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The story

Originally a trade name used for postcards by Valentine Co. Ltd. of Scotland; from mezzotint + -graph.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.