noun
- plural of hectograph; machines that make copies of documents using a gelatin pad
Usage: historical
verb
- third person singular present of hectograph; makes copies using a hectograph machine
Usage: historical
Examples
- The old office still had several hectographs in storage.
- Before photocopiers, schools used hectographs to reproduce worksheets.
- She hectographs the meeting notes for distribution.
- The purple ink from hectographs often smudged easily.
- Teachers relied on hectographs to make multiple copies of tests.
- He hectographs the newsletter every month for the club members.