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
Example Sentences
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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 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
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
The hectograph is a device for making copies of written work.
From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools by Ontario. Ministry of Education
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.
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