'Melanotype' definitions:

Definition of 'Melanotype'

From: GCIDE
  • Melanotype \Me*lan"o*type\, n. [Gr. me`las, me`lanos, black + -type.] (Photog.) A positive picture produced with sensitized collodion on a smooth surface of black varnish, coating a thin plate of iron; also, the process of making such a picture. [Written also melainotype.] [1913 Webster]