ferrotype

noun

Definition of ferrotypenext
as in daguerreotype

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  1. daguerreotype
  2. photograph
  3. photo
  4. tintype
  5. sepia
  6. monochrome
  7. print
Noun
  • Robert Ebendorf’s 2010 Untitled Daguerreotype Brooch combines a daguerreotype with copper, plastic, and a crab claw, while his Birthday Necklace incorporates repurposed jewelry and toy railroad tracks.
    — Livia Caligor, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The Art Nouveau furniture, the 18th-century Worcester porcelain, and the photography collection (with daguerreotypes, Civil War albumen prints, 20th-century images, and portraits) all beg for your attention.
    — Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of daguerreotype
Noun
  • Constantin Brâncuși’s marble-and-limestone sculpture L’oiseau (1923/1947), for example, commands the space, while Wolfgang Tillmans’s 2022 photograph tree filling window imitates an open window in a closed space.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The gathering grew into an annual event where mothers brought daughters, children walked the runway and participants received professional photographs at no charge.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of photograph
Noun
  • There’s also a selection of his photos taken for Vogue in the 1990s and 2000s.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The powerful nor’easter that pummeled North Carolina’s coast left something strange behind on the Outer Banks, photos show.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of photo
Noun
  • For a final flourish, guests—all handed CD players loaded with the new album—pose for tintype portraits and press wildflowers into keepsakes.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Rounding out the lineup is their younger sister Daryl and her boyfriend, Joey—also in vintage-style tintype attire.
    — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Definition of tintype
Noun
  • Tuscan kitchens were all warm colors, shades of brown, images that were maybe a bit sepia toned.
    — Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The feathers on her back were of mottled sepia tones, and those on her belly were rusty brown and painterly white.
    — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of sepia
Noun
  • Furthermore, its green monochrome display will likely feel antiquated once full-color waveguide tech matures.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Featuring sinuous lines, the gown, and Rinna’s entire look, was cast in a crisp monochrome white.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of monochrome
Noun
  • The latest monthly nonfarm payrolls data and unemployment rate are due out later in the week, following the core PCE index and latest quarterly GDP growth print.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
  • On September 23, the actress was spotted out and about in head-to-toe animal print.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of print
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