Chromolithograph
/ˌkroʊ.moʊˈlɪθ.əˌɡræf/noun
A color print made by lithography, or the process of making such prints.
Did you know?Chromolithography turned flat stone plates into mass-produced color images, helping make vivid posters and holy cards look almost enchanted to Victorian eyes.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
chrôma
“color, hue”
Ancient Greek
Greek
líthos
“stone”
Ancient Greek
Greek
gráphein
“to write, draw, inscribe”
1810s
French
lithographie
“printing from a stone surface”
1830s
English
chromolithograph
“a color print produced by lithographic methods”
Modern English
English
chromolithograph
“a color print made by lithography”
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