papyrography

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English

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Etymology

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From papyro- +‎ -graphy and papyrograph +‎ -y.

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Noun

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papyrography (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of papyrotype, a form of photolithography using paper.
    • 1897, Edward J. Wall, Dictionary of Photography, 7th ed., p. 435:
      Papyrotype, Papyrography, or Papyrotint, modifications of photo-lithography, in which paper is used as material on which the original transfer is made.
  2. (obsolete, historical) Synonym of mimeography by means of a stencil called a papyrograph.
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