Fac*sim"i*le (?), n.; pl. Facsimiles (-lz). [L. fac simile make like; or an abbreviation of factum simile made like; facere to make + similes like. See Fact, and Simile.]
A copy of anything made, either so as to be deceptive or so as to give every part and detail of the original; an exact copy or likeness.
Facsimile telegraph, a telegraphic apparatus reproducing messages in autograph.
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Fac*sim"i*le
, (), v. t. To make a facsimile of.
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