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Word: Lithophane
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1940s: from Greek lithos ‘stone’ + -phanēs ‘appearing’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈlɪθəfeɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a kind of ornamentation of porcelain visible when held to the light, produced by pressing designs into it when soft.
Short Definition:kind of ornamentation of porcelain visible when held to light
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