Woodburytype

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noun

A photomechanical printing process in which a relief pattern in gelatin is hardened and pressed against a metal plate, producing an intaglio.

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Meanings

nounWoodburytype (countable and uncountable, plural Woodburytypes)

plural Woodburytypes

  1. uncountableA photomechanical printing process in which a relief pattern in gelatin is hardened and pressed against a metal plate, producing an intaglio.
  2. countableA print of this kind.

Origin

From Woodbury + -type, after the name of the inventor.

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Translations

French woodburytypie, woodburytypie
  • woodburytypiephotomechanical printing process
  • woodburytypiea print produced by Woodburytype
Portuguese fotogliptia
  • fotogliptiaphotomechanical printing process
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APA

Woodburytype. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Woodburytype

MLA

“Woodburytype.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Woodburytype. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Woodburytype,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Woodburytype.

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