hectograph

English

Etymology

From hecto- (“hundred”) +‎ -graph, so called because it would make about 100 copies.

Noun

hectograph (plural hectographs)

  1. (historical) An old printing machine that involves transfer of an original, prepared with special inks, to a pan of gelatin or a gelatin pad pulled tight on a metal frame.

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Verb

hectograph (third-person singular simple present hectographs, present participle hectographing, simple past and past participle hectographed)

  1. To duplicate (a document) by this process.

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