English Explanatory Dictionary

tintype

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An early, remarkably durable form of photograph (technically a photographic negative), printed on a tin plate, then varnished.

verb

To produce a tintype image of.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɪntaɪp/

Word forms

tintype tintypes tintyping tintyped

Etymology

From tin + type.

Derived words

not on your tintype

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