The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Facsimile \Fac*sim"i*le\, n.; pl. Facsimiles (-l?z). [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.
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   Facsimile telegraph, a telegraphic apparatus reproducing
      messages in autograph.
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