"lithophane" meaning in All languages combined

See lithophane on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: lithophanes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek [Term?] stone + to appear. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|}} Ancient Greek [Term?] Head templates: {{en-noun}} lithophane (plural lithophanes)
  1. A style of European porcelain in which the figures are seen by transmitted light Categories (topical): Ceramics Related terms: lithophany Translations (Translations): lithophanie [feminine] (French), litofania [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-lithophane-en-noun-jIQU2Svn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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