handprint

noun

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

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In a flower garden built to attract monarch butterflies, Briscoe students have left impressions of their handprints in cement. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2025 The former basketball legend then congratulated the first pair of kids to race on the sandcastle’s waterslides, threw the first shot at the basketball court, had his giant handprints encased in sand and joined in a champagne toast at Pearl Cove Beach Club. Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2025 Fox 13 also reported that investigators found a blanket, a wallet, food and car seats for the girls inside Decker's vehicle, which had two bloody handprints on it. Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 8 June 2025 Doritos thinks this flavor is its next ‘Cool Ranch Big number 4,000 That’s the age of a handprint that researchers discovered on a clay model used for offerings in an Ancient Egyptian tomb. Jade Walker, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for handprint

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 28 Aug. 2025.

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