photocrayon

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noun

A form of enlarged photographic portrait in which a wet-plate transparency on glass was backed with white paper, on which line work was done with crayon, pencil, and colour.

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Meanings

nounphotocrayon (plural photocrayons)

plural photocrayons

  1. historicalA form of enlarged photographic portrait in which a wet-plate transparency on glass was backed with white paper, on which line work was done with crayon, pencil, and colour.

Origin

photo- + crayon

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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