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ˌover-ˈprint, v. Photogr.
I. [over- 26.]
1. trans. To print (a positive) darker than it is intended to be.
1853Family Herald 3 Dec. 510/2 He must over-print, or allow the positive to become very much darker than he intends it to be when finished, as in the..fixing, it will become much lighter. 1861Photogr. News Alm. in Circ. Sc. (c 1865) I. 155/2 It is necessary that the prints be considerably over⁓printed.
2. To print too many copies of (a book, etc.). Also absol.
1909in Webster. 1931H. G. Wells Work, Wealth & Happiness of Mankind (1932) ix. 353 The belligerent governments withdrew gold from internal circulation and resorted to the printing press to replace it. Each in its own measure overprinted. 1962Which? Sept. 274/2 We always overprint and there are a few copies of this available if you should want it.
II. [over- 8.]
3. trans.
a. To print additional matter on (a surface already bearing print); to mark by a subsequent printing process. Also transf.
1863in J. Easton De La Rue Hist. Brit. & For. Postage Stamps, 1855–1901 (1958) xii. 263 Printed first from the Sixpenny plate and afterwards overprinted one penny & fourpence. 1876Let. 6 Sept. in Ibid. xxiv. 710 As it is impossible to overprint the full sheet at one operation, and at the same time ensure the overprinted matter falling truly in the panels left blank for it, we could only overprint half the sheet at a time. 1899Captain I. 187/1 The current stamps of Great Britain were overprinted with the company's name. 1912Knecht & Fothergill Princ. & Pract. Textile Printing vii. 319 Dry the goods well and then—(2) Over-print them with either a cover or pad roller in steam Alizarin red or pink. 1912Chambers's Jrnl. Nov. 750/2 In 1903 permission was again granted to firms to overprint the backs of stamps. 1950Chambers's Encycl. II. 788/1 A white spot on a coloured ground will be obtained by first printing the fabric with a paste containing a reserve chemical and then over-printing with a thickened solution of a dye which will be destroyed or its fixation be prevented by the reserve chemical. 1967Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. CXXIII. 274 In the north-west corner of Sheet 10/iii at Lepeidere the A and B domains come together and both are ‘overprinted’ and partly obliterated by C tectonism. 1974B.S.I. News Jan. 14 BSI is prepared to accept bulk orders for copies of any one standard and have the covers overprinted to the purchaser's requirements. 1974Nature 27 Sept. 296/2 Granite was part of a widespread event which overprinted any isotopic record of the early history of the gneisses in the area.
b. To print (additional matter) on a surface already bearing printing; to add by a subsequent printing process. Also transf.
1926C. F. D. Marshall Brit. Post Office i. vi. 54 On the 1st of January, 1883, the 3d{ddd}and 6d{ddd}made their appearance in lilac, with the value overprinted in carmine. 1937Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. XCIII. 583 There may be complete obliteration of the earlier fabric.., but frequently a second fabric is ‘overprinted’ on the earlier..without complete loss of the latter's characteristics. 1938E. Raisz Gen. Cartography xvii. 199 The French over⁓printed a network of even kilometer squares upon their maps. 1975J. B. Harley O.S. Maps ii. 21 This grid..was overprinted on War Office editions of Ordnance Survey maps.
So ˌoverˈprinted ppl. a., ˌoverˈprinting vbl. n.
1876Overprinted [see sense 3 a above]. 1912Knecht & Fothergill Princ. & Pract. Textile Printing vii. 320 The ground will be plain or ‘patterned’ according as the roller used in the second- or over-printing was a ‘pad’ or a cover. 1931H. G. Wells Work, Wealth & Happiness of Mankind (1932) ix. 353 The overprinting of paper money continued. 1962Collier's Encycl. XVIII. 679/2 Surcharged and overprinted, stamps on which a new value or name has been printed; ‘surcharge’ is used when overprinting involves change in value. 1971I. G. Gass et al. Understanding Earth ii. 51/1 Overprinted age patterns may span the entire interval between two (or more) thermal events. 1975J. B. Harley O.S. Maps ix. 143 In addition to the coloured administrative diagrams, 1:100 000 scale base maps printed in grey are available without overprinting. |