Hektograph


[hek-tuh-graf, -grahf] /ˈhɛk təˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf/

noun, verb (used with object)
1.
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[hek-tuh-graf, -grahf] /ˈhɛk təˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf/
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.
verb (used with object)
3.
to copy with the hectograph.
/ˈhɛktəʊˌɡrɑːf; -ˌɡræf/
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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