mezzograph

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noun

A multicolored picture having the colors printed via photolithography and then overprinted in black or blue collotype for the outlines.

Scrabble 36

Meanings

nounmezzograph (plural mezzographs)

plural mezzographs · alternative metzograph

  1. historicalA multicolored picture having the colors printed via photolithography and then overprinted in black or blue collotype for the outlines.

Origin

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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