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单词 chromo
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Definition of chromo in English:

chromo

nounPlural chromos ˈkrəʊməʊˈkroʊmoʊ
North American
  • short for chromolithograph
    Example sentencesExamples
    • By 1870, Benson and others categorized cheap mass-produced chromolithography outside the definition of good taste, and thus any painting that resembled a chromo was dismissed.
    • The chromo itself cost sixty dollars, and when surrounded with a plush or engraved frame, it fetched one hundred dollars or more, a figure comparable to that of a framed copy of a ‘Raphael’ Madonna painted on porcelain.
    • These chromos were characterized by printing in dark thick inks that were heavily coated with varnish.
    • Trade card collecting became a popular pastime during the 1880s until chromos were replaced by color magazine advertisements in the 1890s.
    • Glossy chromo paper was too costly, so we used simpler paper that cost us much less.

Rhymes

duomo, Homo, majordomo, momo, Nkomo, promo, slo-mo
 
 

Definition of chromo in US English:

chromo

nounˈkroʊmoʊˈkrōmō
North American
  • short for chromolithograph
    Example sentencesExamples
    • By 1870, Benson and others categorized cheap mass-produced chromolithography outside the definition of good taste, and thus any painting that resembled a chromo was dismissed.
    • These chromos were characterized by printing in dark thick inks that were heavily coated with varnish.
    • The chromo itself cost sixty dollars, and when surrounded with a plush or engraved frame, it fetched one hundred dollars or more, a figure comparable to that of a framed copy of a ‘Raphael’ Madonna painted on porcelain.
    • Glossy chromo paper was too costly, so we used simpler paper that cost us much less.
    • Trade card collecting became a popular pastime during the 1880s until chromos were replaced by color magazine advertisements in the 1890s.
 
 
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