hectograph
or hek·to·graph
a process for making copies of a letter, memorandum, etc., from a prepared gelatin surface to which the original writing has been transferred.
a machine for making such copies.
to copy with the hectograph.
Origin of hectograph
1Other words from hectograph
- hec·to·graph·ic [hek-tuh-graf-ik], /ˌhɛk təˈgræf ɪk/, adjective
- hec·tog·ra·phy [hek-tog-ruh-fee], /hɛkˈtɒg rə fi/, noun
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How to use hectograph in a sentence
When black hektograph ink is desired, instead of the methyl-violet use double the amount of negrosine.
Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians | William K. DavidIt was written with hektograph ink and copied on a hektograph.
The Great Strike on the 'Q' | John A. HallIt is likewise the house where the syrup tastes like tincture of rhubarb, and the pancakes taste like a hektograph.
Remarks | Bill NyeThe hektograph will be henceforth, as the American shall say, no good, but what is that when a man is starving in a foreign land?
Remarks | Bill NyeForthwith he began publishing a story paper on a hektograph.
The Fiction Factory | John Milton Edwards
British Dictionary definitions for hectograph
/ (ˈhɛktəʊˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /
Also called: copygraph a process for copying type or manuscript from a glycerine-coated gelatine master to which the original has been transferred
a machine using this process
Derived forms of hectograph
- hectographic (ˌhɛktəʊˈɡræfɪk), adjective
- hectographically, adverb
- hectography (hɛkˈtɒɡrəfɪ), noun
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