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Print (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Printed; p. pr. & vb. n. Printing.] [Abbrev. fr. imprint. See Imprint, and Press to squeeze.]
1. To fix or impress, as a stamp, mark, character, idea, etc., into or upon something.
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A look will print a thought that never may remove. Surrey.
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Upon his breastplate he beholds a dint,
Which in that field young Edward's sword did print. Sir John Beaumont.
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Perhaps some footsteps printed in the clay. Roscommon.
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2. To stamp something in or upon; to make an impression or mark upon by pressure, or as by pressure.
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Forth on his fiery steed betimes he rode,
That scarcely prints the turf on which he trod. Dryden.
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3. Specifically: To strike off an impression or impressions of, from type, or from stereotype, electrotype, or engraved plates, or the like; in a wider sense, to do the typesetting, presswork, etc., of (a book or other publication); as, “to print books, newspapers, pictures; to print an edition of a book.”
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4. To stamp or impress with colored figures or patterns; as, “to print calico”.
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5. (Photog.) To take (a copy, a positive picture, etc.), from a negative, a transparent drawing, or the like, by the action of light upon a sensitized surface.
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Printed goods, textile fabrics printed in patterns, especially cotton cloths, or calicoes.
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Print, v. i.
1. To use or practice the art of typography; to take impressions of letters, figures, or electrotypes, engraved plates, or the like.
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2. To publish a book or an article.
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From the moment he prints, he must except to hear no more truth. Pope.
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Print, n. [See Print, v., Imprint, n.]
1. A mark made by impression; a line, character, figure, or indentation, made by the pressure of one thing on another; as, “the print of teeth or nails in flesh; the print of the foot in sand or snow.”
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Where print of human feet was never seen. Dryden.
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2. A stamp or die for molding or impressing an ornamental design upon an object; as, “a butter print”.
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3. That which receives an impression, as from a stamp or mold; as, “a print of butter”.
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4. Printed letters; the impression taken from type, as to excellence, form, size, etc.; as, “small print; large print; this line is in print.”
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5. That which is produced by printing. Specifically: (a) An impression taken from anything, as from an engraved plate. “The prints which we see of antiquities.” Dryden. (b) A printed publication, more especially a newspaper or other periodical. Addison. (c) A printed cloth; a fabric figured by stamping, especially calico or cotton cloth. (d) A photographic copy, or positive picture, on prepared paper, as from a negative, or from a drawing on transparent paper.
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6. (Founding) A core print. See under Core.
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Blue print, a copy in white lines on a blue ground, of a drawing, plan, tracing, etc., or a positive picture in blue and white, from a negative, produced by photographic printing on peculiarly prepared paper. -- In print. (a) In a printed form; issued from the press; published. Shak. (b) To the letter; with accurateness. “All this I speak in print.” Shak. -- Out of print. See under Out. -- Print works, a factory where cloth, as calico, is printed.
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