woodburytype

noun

wood·​bury·​type

ˈwu̇dˌberēˌtīp,

-bər-

: a process in which a gelatin relief produced by photographic methods and hardened is powerfully pressed on a plate of soft metal to produce an intaglio impression that upon inking may be used to print pictures directly

also : a print thus made

Word History

Etymology

Walter Bentley Woodbury †1885 English photographer and inventor + English type

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