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calotype
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cal·o·type

noun \ˈka-lə-ˌtīp\

Definition of CALOTYPE

: a photographic process by which a large number of prints could be produced from a paper negative; also : a positive print so made

Origin of CALOTYPE

Greek kalos beautiful + -type (as in daguerreotype)
First Known Use: 1845

Rhymes with CALOTYPE

allotype, ambrotype, archetype, collotype, corncob pipe, Dutchman's-pipe, ecotype, ferrotype, genotype, guttersnipe, haplotype, holotype, Linotype, liripipe, logotype, monotype, neotype, overripe, prototype, serotype, stenotype, Teletype, tuning pipe

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