- Print 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. [1913 Webster]
Upon his breastplate he beholds a dint, Which in that field young Edward's sword did print. --Sir John Beaumont. [1913 Webster]
Perhaps some footsteps printed in the clay. --Roscommon. [1913 Webster]
2. To stamp something in or upon; to make an impression or mark upon by pressure, or as by pressure. [1913 Webster]
Forth on his fiery steed betimes he rode, That scarcely prints the turf on which he trod. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
4. To stamp or impress with colored figures or patterns; as, to print calico. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
{Printed goods}, textile fabrics printed in patterns, especially cotton cloths, or calicoes. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
