handprint

noun

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

Examples of handprint in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web About 65,000 years ago, members of our doomed cousin species left handprints, lines and shapes in three caves in modern-day Spain — at least 20 millennia before modern humans are believed to have arrived on the continent. Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 3 July 2024 This past spring, Nowell was in Spain to view Ice Age cave handprints. Jaimie Seaton, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2024 Sanders also made handprint quilts for children in the ICU. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024 Her family and friends wanted to know: Did the handprint on the mirror and the dead bird have anything to do with her disappearance? Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 29 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for handprint 

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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 26 Jul. 2024.

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