handprint

noun

hand·​print ˈhan(d)-ˌprint 

: an impression of a hand on a surface

Examples of handprint in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Administration’s tactics have reminded her of recent malicious acts in France tied to Russian operatives, such as the defacing of a Holocaust memorial with bloody handprints and the planting of a pig’s head outside a mosque. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

One story involves an innocent coal miner, condemned to death in 1877, who left a handprint in his cell at the Carbon County Jail that no amount of sanding or paint has been able to erase. — Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

The roof of the Fulchers’ house sagged, and a child’s handprints were still visible on the ceiling. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

Brinkley, meanwhile, made a mark on Cannes, literally, with the handprint on the city’s Chemin des Étoiles, its walk of fame. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for handprint

• blueprint
• footprint
• imprint
• misprint
• newsprint
• nonprint
• preprint
• reprint
• clint
• dint
• glint
• hint