hectograph

American  

[hek-tuh-graf, -grahf] / ˈhɛk təˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

Or hektograph

noun

1. a process for making copies of a letter, memorandum, etc., from a prepared gelatin surface to which the original writing has been transferred.

2. a machine for making such copies.

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verb (used with object)

1. to copy with the hectograph.

hectograph British  

/ -ˌɡræf, ˌhɛktəʊˈɡræfɪk, ˈhɛktəʊˌɡrɑːf, hɛkˈtɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

1. Also called: copygraph.  a process for copying type or manuscript from a glycerine-coated gelatine master to which the original has been transferred

2. a machine using this process

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Other Word Forms

• hectography
  noun
• hectographic
  adjective
• hectographically
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of hectograph

First recorded in 1875–80; hecto- + -graph

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

hectograph

The original copy is written with a copying pencil or typewritten through a hectograph ribbon.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.

Every library should have one, though it is only a home-made affair, manufactured on a typewriter or a hectograph.

From Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers by Amos R. Wells

Lay a sheet of unglazed paper on the hectograph, rub it carefully, and take off at once.

From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools by Ontario. Ministry of Education

Write the material to be copied, in hectograph ink, on a sheet of the same size as that on which the copy is to be made.

From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools by Ontario. Ministry of Education

Lay a plain sheet on the hectograph and rub as before.

From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools by Ontario. Ministry of Education