hectograph

(-graf′)

noun

a duplicating device by which written or typed matter is transferred to a glycerin-coated sheet of gelatin, from which many copies can be taken

Origin: Ger hektograph < hekto- (< Fr hecto-, hecto-) + -graph, -graph

transitive verb

to duplicate by means of a hectograph

Related Forms:

See hectograph in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A machine employing a glycerin-coated layer of gelatin in order to make copies of typed or written material.
transitive verb hec·to·graphed, hec·to·graph·ing, hec·to·graphs
To copy by means of a hectograph.

Related Forms:

  • hecˌto·graphˈic adjective
  • hecˌto·graphˈi·cal·ly adverb
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