a device in a darkroom for holding negatives against photographic paper for printing
printing frame in American English
noun
Photography
a shallow, boxlike device with a glass plate on one side and an opaque, removable back, for holding a negative firmly against printing paper in contact printing
Word origin
[1870–75]This word is first recorded in the period 1870–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Victorian, billing, giveaway, onshore, upgrade