papyrography
English
Etymology
From papyro- + -graphy and papyrograph + -y.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi
Noun
papyrography (uncountable)
- (obsolete) Synonym of papyrotype, a form of photolithography using paper.
- 1897, Edward J. Wall, Dictionary of Photography, 7th ed., p. 435:
- Papyrotype, Papyrography, or Papyrotint, modifications of photo-lithography, in which paper is used as material on which the original transfer is made.
- 1897, Edward J. Wall, Dictionary of Photography, 7th ed., p. 435:
- (obsolete, historical) Synonym of mimeography by means of a stencil called a papyrograph.
Related terms
References
- “papyro-, comb. form”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022. - “papyrography”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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