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

• hectographic adjective
• hectographically adverb
• hectography noun

Etymology

Origin of hectograph

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

Example Sentences

The principal said that the absentee may appear shortly, and untied a package he had before him, taking out some hectograph sheets and began reading them.

From Botchan (Master Darling) by Morri, Yasotaro

The circulation was to be six: there being no aids aboard such as the clay or hectograph, each copy had to be written by hand throughout.

From The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday by Blunden, Edmund

The teacher of Confucius was folding and unfolding the hectograph sheet.

From Botchan (Master Darling) by Morri, Yasotaro

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