"kamagraphy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From French kamagraphie. Attested from 1967. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|kamagraphie}} French kamagraphie Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} kamagraphy (uncountable)
  1. A process for making copies of paintings that are painted on a pretreated canvas using a special press, which reproduces the texture of the brushstrokes as well as the colour, but destroys the original in the process. Tags: uncountable

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