papyrotype en · NOUN
Etymology
From papyro- + -type.
Meanings
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(historical, uncountable) A form of photolithography using paper as the initial transfer material.
Papyrotype, Papyrography, or Papyrotint, modifications of photo-lithography, in which paper is used as material on which the original transfer is made.
1897, Edward J. Wall, Dictionary of Photography, 7th edition, page 435: