handprint

noun

hand·​print ˈhan(d)-ˌprint How to pronounce handprint (audio)
: an impression of a hand on a surface

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Billy Idol and Steven Stevens immortalize their handprints during their Rockwalk induction at Guitar Center on June 23 in Hollywood, California. Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026 The footage also showed Shadduck grabbing the railing to her steps and shaking it with both hands, the report states, adding that deputies found two bloody handprints on the railing. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026 Among my most treasured possessions was a lapa — a wraparound skirt — with handprints of survivors from our ETU, the people who had endured unimaginable suffering and lived. Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 20 May 2026 Police also found a bloody rock, bloody handprints and evidence that Rivera had been forcibly dragged into the house and assaulted. Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for handprint

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of handprint was in 1831

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“Handprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handprint. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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