Meaning Of The Word Ambrotype

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ambrotype in American English
an early kind of photograph, consisting of a glass negative backed by a dark surface so as to appear positive
noun: an early type of photograph, made by placing a glass negative against a dark background

ambrotype in British English
noun: an early type of glass negative that could be made to appear as a positive by backing it with black varnish or paper

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