ellipsograph
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ellipsograph
Example Sentences
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My sketchbook filled...my ellipsograph, my new perspectograph, a pair of improved compasses.
From Voices from the Past by Paul Alexander Bartlett
Cosmo Versál swung on the stool, and played with an ellipsograph; Joseph Smith dropped his chin on his breast and nervously fingered the pockets of his long vest.
From The Second Deluge by Garrett Putman Serviss
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