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wood·bury·type | \ ˈwu̇dˌberēˌtīp, -bər- \
Definition of woodburytype
: 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
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