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: fingerprint2 a: printed state or form b: the printing industry3 a: printed matter bplural : printed publications4: printed letters : type5 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