- a positive photograph taken directly on a thin plate of black-enameled iron coated with a sensitized emulsion; tintype
- the process of making such photographs
Origin of ferrotype
ferro- + -typetransitive verb
-·typed·, -·typ·ing to give a glossy finish to (a photographic print) by squeezing into contact with a highly polished surface, usually chromium-plated steel, stainless steel, or plastic
