SINCE 1828
ferrotype
noun
fer·ro·type
| \ ˈfer-ə-ˌtīp
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Definition of ferrotype
1
: a positive photograph made by a collodion process on a thin iron plate having a darkened surface
— called also tintype
2
: the process by which a ferrotype is made
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