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单词 miniprint
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miniprintadj.n.

Brit. /ˈmɪnɪprɪnt/, U.S. /ˈmɪniˌprɪnt/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mini- comb. form, print adj.2
Etymology: < mini- comb. form + print adj.2 With the use as noun compare print n.
A. adj.
1. Of clothes, fabrics, etc.: having a tiny, intricately printed pattern.
ΚΠ
1967 Word Study Dec. 3/1 In 1966 a number of the coinages are, like their immediate model [sc. miniskirt], in the women's fashion world, such as mini-bag (a handbag), mini-sarong, and adjectives such as miniskirted, minisleeved, and mini-print.
1988 Newsday 9 Oct. 33/1 Mini-print shirred half-curtains inside the glass cabinet doors echo the Country French theme.
1993 Canad. Living Aug. 9/1 Fashion is in love with the long, flowing mini-print, or granny, dress as part of a hippie-'70s revival.
2. Of text, etc.: printed in very small type and read using a magnifier.
ΚΠ
1979 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 30 June 1758/1 (heading) Miniprint tables.
1998 Telecoms Numbering Rev. (Electronic ed.) 10 Sept. France Telecom originally offered all subscribers free Minitel terminals so that they could access the electronic directory service..thereby eliminating the cost of producing printed directories. This was followed by miniprint directories as a half-way house.
B. n.
Very small print designed for compact text and read using a magnifier.
ΘΚΠ
society > communication > printing > printed matter > arrangement or appearance of printed matter > [noun] > specific types of print
proclamation-print1592
Geneva print1606
fine print1761
black letter1811
newswork1820
hard dot1913
miniprint1975
1975 F. S. Hillier in Microform Rev. 4 109/1 The three major changes considered were publishing author-prepared copy, extensive use of synoptics, and publishing on microfiche or similar form (miniprints).
1980 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 15 Nov. 306/2 Finally, full-size reprints of articles in miniprint will be available to BMA members free of charge on request, and we will be offering a subsidised magnifying lens, similar to that supplied with the Compact Oxford Dictionary.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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