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print verb (printed, printing) 1 to reproduce (text or pictures) on paper with ink, using a printing-press or other mechanical means. 2 to publish (a book, article, etc). 3 tr & intr to write in separate, as opposed to joined-up, letters, in the style of mechanically printed text. 4 to make (a positive photograph) from a negative. 5 to mark (a shape, pattern, etc) in or on a surface by pressure. 6 to mark designs on (fabric). 7 to fix (a scene) indelibly (on the memory, etc). noun 1 often in compounds a mark made on a surface by the pressure of something in contact with it pawprint. 2 a fingerprint. 3 hand-done lettering with each letter written separately. 4 a mechanically printed text, especially one produced on a printing press small print; b as adj print media. 5 a printed publication. 6 a design or picture printed from an engraved wood block or metal plate. 7 a positive photograph made from a negative. 8 a fabric with a printed or stamped design. be in or out of print said of a publication: to be currently available, or no longer available, from a publisher.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from French priente, from priembre, from Latin premere to press.
print something out to produce a printed version, eg of computer data. See also printout. |
print verb (printed, printing) 1 to reproduce (text or pictures) on paper with ink, using a printing-press or other mechanical means. 2 to publish (a book, article, etc). 3 tr & intr to write in separate, as opposed to joined-up, letters, in the style of mechanically printed text. 4 to make (a positive photograph) from a negative. 5 to mark (a shape, pattern, etc) in or on a surface by pressure. 6 to mark designs on (fabric). 7 to fix (a scene) indelibly (on the memory, etc). noun 1 often in compounds a mark made on a surface by the pressure of something in contact with it pawprint. 2 a fingerprint. 3 hand-done lettering with each letter written separately. 4 a mechanically printed text, especially one produced on a printing press small print; b as adj print media. 5 a printed publication. 6 a design or picture printed from an engraved wood block or metal plate. 7 a positive photograph made from a negative. 8 a fabric with a printed or stamped design. be in or out of print said of a publication: to be currently available, or no longer available, from a publisher.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from French priente, from priembre, from Latin premere to press.
print something out to produce a printed version, eg of computer data. See also printout. |
print verb (printed, printing) 1 to reproduce (text or pictures) on paper with ink, using a printing-press or other mechanical means. 2 to publish (a book, article, etc). 3 tr & intr to write in separate, as opposed to joined-up, letters, in the style of mechanically printed text. 4 to make (a positive photograph) from a negative. 5 to mark (a shape, pattern, etc) in or on a surface by pressure. 6 to mark designs on (fabric). 7 to fix (a scene) indelibly (on the memory, etc). noun 1 often in compounds a mark made on a surface by the pressure of something in contact with it pawprint. 2 a fingerprint. 3 hand-done lettering with each letter written separately. 4 a mechanically printed text, especially one produced on a printing press small print; b as adj print media. 5 a printed publication. 6 a design or picture printed from an engraved wood block or metal plate. 7 a positive photograph made from a negative. 8 a fabric with a printed or stamped design. be in or out of print said of a publication: to be currently available, or no longer available, from a publisher.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from French priente, from priembre, from Latin premere to press.
print something out to produce a printed version, eg of computer data. See also printout. |
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