papyrograph

noun, verb — 3 senses

papyrograph

noun

Etymology From papyro- + -graph.

1

Historical An early device for reproducing documents by means of a paper stencil and corrosive ink.

2

Obsolete, Rare Synonym of papyrology.

Derived terms: papyrographer, papyrographic, papyrography

papyrograph

verb

Etymology From papyro- + -graph.

1

Historical To use a papyrograph; to copy by means of a papyrograph.

Papyrographed descriptions of the experiments were distributed to the students and commented on in class before the experiments were undertaken.1892 November 1, Mary Whiton Calkins, “Experimental Psychology at Wellesley College”, in The American Journal of Psychology, page 465:

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