hectograph

American  

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

Or hektograph

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.

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verb (used with object)

1. to copy with the hectograph.

hectograph British  

/ -ˌɡræf, ˌhɛktəʊˈɡræfɪk, ˈhɛktəʊˌɡrɑːf, hɛkˈtɒɡrəfɪ /

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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Other Word Forms

• hectographic adjective
• hectographically adverb
• hectography noun

Etymology

Origin of hectograph

First recorded in 1875–80; hecto- + -graph

Example Sentences

It was a hectograph copy, announcing that a meeting of the more important members of the Third Form would be held in the Forum at half-past six prompt to consider a matter of pressing importance.

From The Hero of Garside School by Panting, J. Harwood, (James Harwood)

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.

This was carefully printed by hand and then duplicated on the hectograph and issued in lots of twenty-five copies.

From Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 by Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips)

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

With the aid of a knife and some hectograph ink this alteration was soon made.

From The Hero of Garside School by Panting, J. Harwood, (James Harwood)