Definition of print
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a
: a mark made by pressure : impression
b
: something impressed with a print or formed in a mold
c
: fingerprint
3a
: printed matter
b
prints plural
: printed publications
4
: printed letters : type
5a(1)
: a copy made by printing
(2)
: a reproduction of an original work of art (such as a painting) made by a photomechanical process
(3)
: an original work of art (such 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
out of print
: procurable from the publisher
: not procurable from the publisher
printed; printing; prints
Definition of print (Entry 2 of 3)
1a
: to impress something in or on
b
: to stamp (something, such as a mark) in or on something
2a
: to make a copy of by impressing paper against an inked printing surface
b(1)
: to impress (something, such as wallpaper) with a design or pattern
(2)
: to impress (a pattern or design) on something
c
: to publish in print
3
: to write in letters shaped like those of ordinary roman text type
4
: to make (a positive picture) on a sensitized photographic surface from a negative or a positive
2
: to produce something in printed form
3
: to write or hand-letter in imitation of unjoined printed characters
Definition of print (Entry 3 of 3)
: of, relating to, or writing for printed publications
print journalists
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The first known use of print was in the 14th century
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