First Known Use: 1911
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1photostat
noun pho·to·stat \ˈfō-tə-ˌstat\
Definition of PHOTOSTAT
: a device for making a photographic copy of graphic matter; also : a copy made by this device
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Origin of PHOTOSTAT
from Photostat, a trademark
Rhymes with PHOTOSTAT
acrobat, aerobat, aerostat, alley cat, apparat, Ararat, arrive at, assignat, autocrat, Automat, bell the cat, big brown bat, bureaucrat, butterfat, caveat, cervelat, chew the fat, civet cat, concordat, coolie hat, copycat, cowboy hat, democrat, diplomat, Dixiecrat, Eurocrat, fungo bat, habitat, hang one's hat, jungle cat, Kattegat, kleptocrat, Laundromat, leopard cat, marrowfat, mobocrat, monocrat, Montserrat, Norway rat, ochlocrat, off the bat, opera hat, pas de quatre, Persian cat, pit-a-pat, plutocrat, poke fun at, pussycat, railroad flat, rat-a-tat, rheostat, scaredy-cat, semimatte, shovel hat, smell a rat, spoonbill cat, take aim at, technocrat, theocrat, thermostat, tiger cat, Uniate, vampire bat, water rat, welcome mat, where it's at, ziggurat
2photostat
verb
photostated also photostattedphotostating also photostatting
Definition of PHOTOSTAT
transitive verb
: to copy by a photostat
First Known Use of PHOTOSTAT
1914
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