Tintype
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɪntaɪp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tintype is a noun meaning An early, remarkably durable form of photograph (technically a photographic negative), printed on a tin plate, then varnished.
Meaning
An early, remarkably durable form of photograph (technically a photographic negative), printed on a tin plate, then varnished.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To produce a tintype image of.
Example Sentences
They'll show you tintypes of the kids more often than not, hell, they love em chavalitos.
She was so mad she wouldn't speak to me for quite a spell, but at last I coaxed her into going up to Miss Emmeline's room and fetching down a tintype of the missing Deacon man.
There were photographs everywhere: photographs framed and unframed; photographs large and photographs small, the fresh and the faded; tintypes, kodaks, “full lengths,” “cabinets,” groups—every type of photograph; […]
Word Forms
- tintypes
- tintyping
- tintyped
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include talbotype, ivorytype, photoelectrotype, calotype, colortype, lithotypy.
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