Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tintype

/ˈtɪntaɪp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables: tin-type
IPA: /ˈtɪntaɪp/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An early, remarkably durable form of photograph (technically a photographic negative), printed on a tin plate, then varnished.

verb

To produce a tintype image of.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"She was so mad she wouldn't speak to me for quite a spell, but at last I coaxed her into going up to Miss Emmeline's room and fetching down a tintype of the missing Deacon man."
"There were photographs everywhere: photographs framed and unframed; photographs large and photographs small, the fresh and the faded; tintypes, kodaks, “full lengths,” “cabinets,” groups—every type of photograph; […]"
"They'll show you tintypes of the kids more often than not, hell, they love em chavalitos."

Etymology

From tin + type.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

tintypes (plural) tintypes (present, singular) tintyping (participle, present) tintyped (participle, past) tintyped (past)

Derived Forms

tintyper tintypist

Phrases

not on your tintype

Questions

How do you pronounce tintype?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɪntaɪp/.
What does tintype mean?: An early, remarkably durable form of photograph (technically a photographic negative), printed on a tin plate, then varnished.
Where does tintype come from?: From tin + type.

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