papyrography

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi

Noun

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.

Related terms

• papyrograph
• papyrographer
• papyrographic

References

• “papyro-, comb. form”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.
• “papyrography”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.