hectograph
Americannoun
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a process for making copies of a letter, memorandum, etc., from a prepared gelatin surface to which the original writing has been transferred.
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a machine for making such copies.
verb (used with object)
noun
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Also called: copygraph. a process for copying type or manuscript from a glycerine-coated gelatine master to which the original has been transferred
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a machine using this process
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Origin of hectograph
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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 Wells, Amos R.
The teacher of Confucius was folding and unfolding the hectograph sheet.
From Botchan (Master Darling) by Morri, Yasotaro
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
When sufficient copies have been made, wash the hectograph with a wet cloth before putting it away.
From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools by Ontario. Ministry of Education
The hectograph may be taken as typical of manifolding processes analogous to lithography.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various
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