hectograph

Noun · Verb
US[hek-tuh-graf]/ˈhɛktəˌɡræf/3 syllables
Synonyms: heliotype

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. duplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can be taken to make a copySynonyms: heliotypeType of duplicator, collotype

Verb (1)

  1. copy on a duplicator“hectograph the hand-outs”More general copy, re-create
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Hec′to·graph noun

Origin: Gr. … hundred + -graph.

A contrivance for multiple copying, by means of a surface of gelatin softened with glycerin. [Written also hectograph.]

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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