mimeograph
Ink-through-stencil duplicator
A mimeograph is a duplicating machine that forces ink through a stencil onto paper, producing multiple copies.
Before photocopiers became widespread, mimeographs were standard equipment in schools and offices: The teacher ran off copies on the mimeograph.
The distinctive purple ink and solvent smell are nostalgic touchstones for those who grew up with mimeographed worksheets.
As a verb, to mimeograph is to produce copies this way.
Cutout pattern for painting
- drumStruck percussion cylinder
- crankRotary operating handle
- rollerRotating cylindrical tool
- spirit duplicatorSolvent-based document copier
duplicator · hand-operated · platen · flatbed · rotary · cylinder · registration · impression
Hue between crimson and azure
- smudgeUnclear dirty mark
- smellOlfactory perception
- alcohol-basedContaining ethanol as solvent
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
solvent · messy · fluid · transfer · wet · drying · staining · viscosity
Free distribution to recipients
- circularForming a closed curve
- newsletterPeriodic organizational publication
- flyerPrinted advertisement sheet
- bulletinBrief public announcement
pamphlet · leaflet · announcement · exam · worksheet · church bulletin · zine · underground press
Authority or controller
- typingEntering text via keyboard
- stylusPointed implement for marking
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- reproductionCopying or procreation
duplicating · cranking · feeding · collating · stapling · distribution · print run · copies
Quality from past eras
- retroEvoking recent past
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- bygoneOf earlier times
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
schoolroom · mid-century · smell memory · purple haze · classroom · secretarial · ditto machine
Made into common term
- brand nameProprietary product designation
- proprietaryLegally owned, restricted use
- eponymPerson lending their name
- trade nameCommercial product label
stencil
Cutout pattern for painting
spirit duplicator · duplicator · hand-operated · platen · flatbed · rotary · cylinder · registration · impression · mechanism
purple
Hue between crimson and azure
- smudgeUnclear dirty mark
- smellOlfactory perception
- alcohol-basedContaining ethanol as solvent
spirit · solvent · messy · fluid · transfer · wet · drying · staining · viscosity · bleeding
handout
Free distribution to recipients
- circularForming a closed curve
- newsletterPeriodic organizational publication
- flyerPrinted advertisement sheet
bulletin · pamphlet · leaflet · announcement · exam · worksheet · church bulletin · zine · underground press · samizdat
master
Authority or controller
reproduction · duplicating · cranking · feeding · collating · stapling · distribution · print run · copies · multiple
vintage
Quality from past eras
old-fashioned · schoolroom · mid-century · smell memory · purple haze · classroom · secretarial · ditto machine
genericized
Made into common term
- brand nameProprietary product designation
- proprietaryLegally owned, restricted use
- eponymPerson lending their name
- Analog Eratypewriter, rotary phone, record player, phonograph, turntable
- copiescopy, photocopy, duplicate, carbon copy, xerox
- copyingcopying, copy, plagiarism, repeating, duplicating
- midcentury technologytransistor radio, color TV, rotary phone, tape recorder, record player
- obsolete techfloppy disk, VHS, dial-up modem, cassette tape, floppy disks
- obsolete technologyVHS, 8-tracks, VHS tapes, cassette tape, cassette tapes
mimeographdigital printer
Electronic document reproducer
laser printer · photocopier · inkjet printer · 3D printer · PDF