Main Entry: ¹print

Pronunciation: \ˈprint\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English prente, from Anglo-French, from preint, prient, past participle of priendre to press, from Latin premere — more at press

Date: 14th century

1 a : a mark made by pressure : impression b : something impressed with a print or formed in a mold c : fingerprint
2 a : printed state or form b : the printing industry
3 a : printed matter b plural : printed publications
4 : printed letters : type
5 a (1) : a copy made by printing (2) : a reproduction of an original work of art (as a painting) made by a photomechanical process (3) : an original work of art (as a woodcut, etching, or lithograph) intended for graphic reproduction and produced by or under the supervision of the artist who designed it b : cloth with a pattern or figured design applied by printing; also : an article of such cloth c : a photographic or motion-picture copy; especially : one made from a negative

— in print : procurable from the publisher

— out of print : not procurable from the publisher