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pistolgraphy

pistolgraphy noun: the use of an early miniature camera shaped like a pistol.

Noun

pistolgraphy (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The use of an early miniature camera shaped like a pistol.

Origin of pistolgraphy

From pistol + -graphy, coined by the inventor Thomas Skaife (1806-1876).

Questions about pistolgraphy

What does pistolgraphy mean?
Pistolgraphy means the use of an early miniature camera shaped like a pistol.
What part of speech is pistolgraphy?
Pistolgraphy is a noun.

Words near pistolgraphy in the dictionary

  1. pistolettes
  2. pistolgram
  3. pistolgrams
  4. pistolgraph
  5. pistolgraphs
  6. pistolgraphy
  7. pistolier
  8. pistoliers
  9. pistoling
  10. pistolized
  11. pistoll

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