ivorytype

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noun

A picture produced by superposing a tinted translucent print upon a stronger print, so as to give the effect of a photograph in natural colours.

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Meanings

nounivorytype (plural ivorytypes)

plural ivorytypes

  1. datedartsA picture produced by superposing a tinted translucent print upon a stronger print, so as to give the effect of a photograph in natural colours.

Origin

From ivory + -type.

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APA

ivorytype. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ivorytype

MLA

“ivorytype.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ivorytype. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ivorytype,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ivorytype.

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