Definition of "hectograph" [hec•to•graph]

• A machine employing a glycerin-coated layer of gelatin in order to make copies of typed or written material. (noun)
• To copy by means of a hectograph. (verb-transitive)

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• "My brother quickly decided the hectograph was a pain in the butt."
• "The hectograph is a device for making copies of written work."
• "During the Rag’s first year, the print was purple—those issues were produced on a flat plate of jelly called a hectograph."