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单词 print
释义
verb prɪntprɪnt
[with object]

  • 1Produce (books, newspapers, etc.), especially in large quantities, by a mechanical process involving the transfer of text or designs to paper.

    a thousand copies of the book were printed
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The slim, leather-bound book was printed in London in 1824 and contains details of the military commander's last will and testament in French and English.
    • From his latest book Robert Lacey reads the tale of William Caxton who printed the first book in the English language, Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye.
    • For example, many newspapers are printed on paper consisting of over 50 per cent recycled paper; to rise to 70 per cent by 2006.
    • Harsh penalties were imposed for printing newspapers on unstamped paper.
    • This represents astonishing progress, since colorplate books were not printed in the United States until the nineteenth century.
    • It wasn't until 1690 that anything resembling a European newspaper was printed in the American colonies.
    • The paper on which the books were printed was flimsy and cheap, and the books sold chiefly on the strength of their garish covers.
    • The present handsome book, printed on acid-free paper, is a worthy tribute to the flowers that Redoute rendered almost to the life.
    • It is necessary to mention that the book is printed on nature-friendly, elemental chlorine-free paper.
    • The books are printed on papers that match the weight, shade, caliper, and opacity of those earlier editions.
    • In the past, when we printed our own newspapers, we at best reached some 10,000 readers.
    • Munro was presented with the Order of the Forest Award for her involvement in a modern movement towards books printed only on forest-friendly paper.
    • The book is printed wholly on recycled bags and paper, most of which were hand cut by Grout herself.
    • On-demand printing allows the author to print only books that are ordered.
    • We had finished printing the book and had taken it to the bindery.
    • Were it not for paper, what would I print my books on?
    • The idea is to print the circuits onto foil - the same way a newspaper is printed on paper.
    • In its early days some books were printed on India paper, which was so fine that some volumes were reduced to half their original size.
    • Secondly, the book is printed on pulp paper of abysmal quality.
    • The Latin Bible was the first complete book to be printed when Gutenberg introduced his new technology in the middle of the fifteenth century - and it has remained in print to this day.
    Synonyms
    set in print, send to press, run off, preprint, reprint, pull, proof, copy, reproduce
    1. 1.1 Produce (text or a picture) by a printing process.
      the words had been printed in dark type
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I once asked a woman who was printing the pictures whether she felt tired of repeating the same action in a mechanical way every day.
      • Also do you have any thoughts on a reasonably good color printer to print such images?
      • The booklets themselves were printed in different inks, on sheets of different kinds and sizes.
      • At Curwen Studios, Cambridgeshire, they print a lithographic poster using methods Lautrec himself would have used.
      • The first known printed illustration poster was printed in 1491.
      • The book is printed in hardcover with an attractive layout and cover, but the illustrations are terribly muddy and unsharp.
      • I had a paper due, but I hadn't used my printer yet so I decided to test it by printing a picture.
      • The illustrated magazines printed her picture, and she won competition after competition.
      • Displayed predominantly in gridded series, the photographs were printed slightly dark, so that the whites have a grayish tonality.
      • Have your invitations printed in black ink which is already included in the cost.
      • She said we should print some pictures of him for my room.
      • An image printing apparatus includes a digital camera for taking a picture image and a main body for printing the image.
      • Despite his picture being printed in newspapers and aired on national television he has remained elusive.
      • Interior text and images were printed in black and white.
      • The instrumentation panels are printed in an ugly script font.
      • You save on the cost of film and processing, paying only for the cost of printing the pictures you actually want to use.
      • Early lithographs were printed in black and white and sometimes colored by hand.
      • For this reason, Key Sheets were extremely closely guarded and were printed in soluble ink.
      • Each handout addresses one topic, ranges from one to four pages, and is printed in an easy-to-read font.
      • His address is printed here in two parts.
      Synonyms
      set in print, send to press, run off, preprint, reprint, pull, proof, copy, reproduce
    2. 1.2 (of a newspaper or magazine) publish (a piece of writing) within its pages.
      the article was printed in the first edition
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A newspaper printed the story, and someone mailed the clipping to my beloved teacher.
      • We cannot guarantee to print all letters received, particularly in cases of repetition.
      • People always ask me: how come newspapers print so much bad news?
      • The day after this Sunday creation event, the city newspaper printed a full page article on the creation vs. evolution debate.
      • Rachel's was possibly the only publication to print the statement verbatim.
      • Soon after that, newspapers regularly printed tables of statistics after each game.
      • He added that he believed newspaper apologies should be printed on the same page and cover the same size as the original article.
      • Once a week, the newspaper prints a column responding to selected comments.
      • The newspaper printed a brief item directing readers to the Web site to see for themselves ‘what all the fuss is about.’
      • The broadsheet newspapers occasionally printed an article which gave some grudging insight into the book world.
      • Gabe wanted to press charges, to have the newspaper print a front-page story about our experience, to call his lawyer.
      • These documents will probably not be very entertaining to read and few newspapers would print them in full.
      • Some newspapers regularly print rumours or information without sources.
      • Most US newspapers print their stories from the two major wire services, Reuters and Associated Press.
      • So the April Fool's Day story showed up as an important element in an article that was printed on the front page of the Times.
      • I would like to know why it is so hard these days for a skateboard magazine to print any writing at all that describes skating.
      • Why would Camping Magazine print an article that was so anticamping?
      • Numerous articles have been printed in local newspapers.
      • One newspaper printed a piece under the headline ‘Death of the Butterfly.’
      • This article was originally printed in the Anglo-Dutch Institute for Oriental Medicine Magazine.
      Synonyms
      publish, issue, release, disseminate, circulate, propagate, purvey
    3. 1.3 (of a publisher or printer) arrange for (a book, manuscript, etc.) to be reproduced in large quantities.
      in 1923 he printed Yeats' ‘Biographical Fragments’
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Panchiao's Lin family, which ran a publishing company, had earlier commissioned Lu to print some books for them.
      • The couple were never given official notification of the ban and were not even told when their publisher stopped printing the book at the peak of its legal sales.
      • To coincide with its release at the end of this month, Orion has just rushed to print the paperback of the novel, which was published last year and largely escaped the attention of the critics.
      • Finally, in these essays, Rexroth profiles dozens of active poets and names the publishers printing their works.
      • Nobody needs to apply to the government to buy paper and ink and print a publication or book.
      • Publishers have rushed to print books recounting her life, lost from the national radar screen for more than 20 years.
      • One of Tony's uncle's companies printed some of the brochures that were sent out locally.
      • Getting nostalgic he recalled the ‘good old days’ when publishing was just about printing a book and getting it into stores.
      • It was in Paris that Ernest got word that a publisher wanted to print his book, In Our Time, but with some changes.
      • The enthusiast has financed the latest book himself and, based on the previous projects, expects the 1,500 copies printed by publishers Country Books to sell quickly.
      • Whereas manuscripts were copied in very small quantities, early books were printed in editions that averaged 250 to 1,250 copies.
      • After all, the publishers had made a point of printing the book completely unexpurgated, with all the spelling mistakes and grammatical errors retained from the hand-written copy.
      • Further, scholars since the Renaissance have searched for and printed many texts from manuscripts they discovered.
      • Malmesbury town councillor Judy Jones's book about escaping the rat race has been so successful her publishers are printing another edition.
      • This difficulty occurs with other books printed by the same publisher and thus is not specific to this volume.
      • He's been holding out for a publisher to print the book exactly as he conceived it.
      • Whole Earth has been printing articles and reviewing books on permaculture for more than twenty years.
      • The publisher would supply the printer with the manuscript to be printed and a sufficient amount of paper for the print run.
      • The publishers printed what was left, so readers remained unaware that the narrator survives the shipwreck.
      • New technology means publishers are prepared to print books on demand.
    4. 1.4 Produce a paper copy of (information stored on a computer)
      the results of a search can be printed out
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Logs that have been printed out can't be erased or altered by an intruder, and this is an excellent use for old dot-matrix printers.
      • I printed the pictures from the two web sites to show Mom.
      • I printed off 40 copies of the questionnaire and they went quickly.
      • Using Photoshop, mspaint, or any tool you are comfortable with, produce screens that express the design, and print them out on paper.
      • A newsletter can be created on your computer and printed out at a copy shop.
      • We then printed out the modified photo and my father copied the design to the real airplane.
      • All displayed information can be easily printed out utilizing an optional printer or wireless technology.
      • I raced to the school computer lab, printed out the two copies required, and realized I had forgotten my wallet.
      • By agreement confidential sections of this judgment have not been printed out on this copy
      • The images created using computer were printed out and framed.
      • She printed out a couple of copies of the lyrics and downloaded a copy of The Voice Within.
      • This report, which is marked ‘My file copy’, has clearly been printed out from the computer at a subsequent date.
      • I am printing a picture of this dessert and putting it in my wallet.
      • The printer prints out the address and Blue takes it and places it in his pocket.
      • The pictures are scanned, placed in computers, and digitally printed.
      • We discussed his patents (years earlier) on musical notation, allowing sheet music to be printed out by computers.
      • Sam looked down at the directions he'd printed off the Internet from her computer in the home office.
      • Very quickly I printed off what I had written and put the page into my consider pile.
      • Though such a site would only be locally accessible and available when the electricity is on, the documents it offers could still be printed out.
      • And I don't mean the frequency of your statements, which are simply cold hard numbers printed out by a computer.
    5. 1.5 Produce (a photographic print) from a negative.
      any make of film can be developed and printed
      Example sentencesExamples
      • You take a strip of negatives and ask another outlet to print the pictures and compare.
      • His photographs are occasionally painted on, after being printed from negatives he has altered and scratched.
      • The photographs have been printed from a collection of lost negatives that were found by collector John Bosko.
      • I can still print from the Brownie negatives from the 1960s, and many will be reproduced in the new Aperture book.
      • Because they could be printed from a negative, cartes de visite could be mass produced, unlike most earlier photographic processes.

  • 2Write (text) clearly without joining the letters together.

    print your name and address on the back of the cheque
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She shrugged helplessly at him as she pulled on the guy's coat but stopped short when she read the name boldly printed in curving letters: Brad.
    • The sign had bold black lettering, printed in neat block form.
    • This second letter was printed in a regular font, as if it were taken from a plain-text file.
    • There, Gobber printed the text in plain red capital letters on a white backdrop, evoking nothing so much as a grocery window sign advertising the price of produce.
    • Local election boards wrongly threw out virtually every signature that had been printed rather than written in cursive, as well as those with an initial or diminutive form of the first name.
    • Its metal surface was light blue, and printed in tiny letters below a pair of offset sensor lenses, was painted: Moss 3.
    • Finally we reached a door with the words ‘Headmaster's office’ written in bold letters printed on it.
    • But the designers say the messages, printed in the style of a car number plate, are tongue-in-cheek and claim key letters have been replaced with numbers.
    • I print this in capital letters merely to emphasise the tone of incredulity with which my colleague, Michael Grant recounted this tale to me from Orlando.
    • I printed MEG PICKARD clearly, and handed her the form.
    • The charge that some letters of some signatures are printed rather than written is particularly ludicrous.
    • The word ‘Civilian’ was printed in large letters on a cardboard tag, tied to its handle.
    • Gary Jefferson's name was printed on the door, which was across the hall from them just as soon as he and Manda stepped out of the elevator.
    • We suspect that it may be fine for clearly printed characters, but less so for cursive handwriting.
    • The donation should be printed clearly on the back of the card or pack, and can be as little as 5p per packet.
    • What I found was a silver chain, with a plaque in which was clearly printed the name ‘Kiley.’
    • Each letter of the text is printed in a separate block, and the blocks are arranged in a rectangular grid of 11 columns and 18 rows.
    • Some people commented about ritualistically writing, not printing their names up in the right corner of their paper.

  • 3Mark (a surface, typically a fabric or garment) with a coloured design or pattern.

    a delicate fabric printed with roses
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Apocryphally, I once heard a story about a woman who had an extremely expensive silk dress, printed with Chinese characters.
    • Linen printed with ethnic designs will also give an African or Nomadic Arabic back to roots earthy natural flavour.
    • The fabric was printed with a simple design, and the full skirt accentuated her tiny waist.
    • Traditional fabrics were block printed with geometric designs.
    • Like paper notes, plastic ones can be printed with intricate background patterns, and can incorporate watermarks and security threads.
    • The designs are printed with waterless printing technology, so no water is polluted in the process.
    • Their pearly surfaces are printed with his handwritten texts and his drawing of a bird in flight.
    • The soft fold of a necktie printed with a bookshelf pattern makes the structure appear to be toppling.
    • For instance, some of the firm's stretch denims were printed with a metallic gold color, and others had gold borders and fringe.
    • Their feminine clothes feature hand-dyed silk shirts printed with abstract geometric shapes in creams and browns and some are finished with soft leather panels.
    • Each piece is neatly framed with fabric printed with horses and superheroes, like children's bed sheets.
    • A wavy mark also was printed on the floor, brushed by some type of clothing.
    • The cloth is printed with a mix of ethnically distinct Papuan motifs, usually in bright colours (initially due to a difficulty in sourcing dye from Java).
    • The glass is printed with patterns giving it an animalesque quality.
    • From the adjacent car park the facade reads as a panelled surface printed with a complex pattern.
    • There was suddenly a huge woman in a white wrap dress printed with huge red watercolor roses towering over him.
    • Choose decorative pillows that are printed with enriched brights; blues and yellows, orange and greens.
    • The men tend to wear khaki, while the women make their dresses using cotton fabrics printed with patterns.
    • The postage labels will be printed with four different designs in consecutive order in a roll.
    • She browsed through the teen's section and found a cute pink top that was printed with little puppies.
    • In all her travels she collected souvenirs of varied taste and quality, but one can't fault the good fabric of these towels, even if they are printed with highlights of Tasmania.
    Synonyms
    imprint, impress, stamp, mark, brand
    punch, inscribe, engrave, chase, etch, carve, deboss, emboss
    1. 3.1 Transfer (a design or pattern) to a surface.
      patterns of birds and trees were printed on the cotton
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The crimson or dusky green toile pattern is printed on Celeste 406 thread count percale sheeting with hand drawn hems.
      • The ‘moths’ were triangular pieces of waterproof card with specific patterns printed on them.
      • The white linen thing at your place is called a napkin (not a serviette; a serviette is a paper napkin with Christmas trees printed on it).
      • The clothing is more geared towards wholesalers and companies who want to print designs on the shirts and resell them.
      • Lasting as long as normal nail varnish, the NailJet Pro can print photographs or any other high resolution design and it can print a different design on every fingernail.
      • He disappeared into the bathroom, and reappeared ten minutes later in a black T-shirt and a favorite pair of shorts that had palm trees printed all over them.
      • Sharon Young's ‘Forgotten Tribes’ uses American Indian imagery printed onto fleece and cotton snow boarding wear.
      • By a woody grain printing process, a woody grain pattern is printed on the abraded surface.
      • Nearby, a table upon which was printed a map of the kingdom also materialized, with numerous counters on it representing the kingdom's armies.
      • Okay, so this pattern is printed onto paper, or newspaper, or shown on your monitor.
      • The designs made by eight students from the Bishop Cotton Girls' School were chosen for printing as greeting cards, of the 15 designs that were selected.
      • Another combination mat/pressing board has a grid, bias lines and circles printed on the pressing surface.
      • They carried maps printed on silk, for durability and ease of concealment.
      • Students could not wait to get to the process of printing the line drawings from the plate onto the dampened paper.
      • The pupils will also visit Bradford's Colour Museum to look at how patterns are printed onto fabrics, and the city's industrial museum to see how fabric was made in the 19th century.
    2. 3.2 Make (a mark or indentation) by pressing something on a surface or in a soft substance.
      a beetle scurried by, printing tracks in the sand with its busy feet
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The cookies are printed with an edible food coloring sugar paper that is glazed onto a vanilla iced cookie.
      • Despite the fact that I don't understand any of what's printed on them, I really enjoy the tiny red bean mooncakes here... and anything made of taro.
      • The icing is printed with leaves, and the sugar ribbons are hand-painted, giving them the look of shiny ribbon.
      • Another method of hiding the message was printed in the surface of mooncakes as a simple puzzle or mosaic.
      • Her forehead was swelling red, with the Frisbee's mark printed on it.
    3. 3.3 Mark (the surface of a soft substance)
      we printed the butter with carved wooden butter moulds
      Synonyms
      imprint, impress, punch, inscribe, engrave, chase, etch, carve, emboss, deboss, brand, frank, mark, label
    4. 3.4 Fix (something) firmly or indelibly in someone's mind.
      his face was printed on her memory
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The decorative layer is printed on this coating.
      • And what we saw on the way was indelibly printed on my mind.
      • A work is the production of a human being, and a part of that human being is indelibly printed on it.
      • Both pieces have been in my collection a good few years now and have lasted for very many plays that have printed them indelibly on my mind.
      Synonyms
      register, record, note, impress, imprint, engrave, etch, stamp, mark, brand, set, ingrain
noun prɪntprɪnt

  • 1mass noun The text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication, especially with reference to its size, form, or style.

    she forced herself to concentrate on the tiny print
    bold print
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Except for the cover letter, the rest of the papers were in tiny print.
    • The small print at the bottom of the page said it was printed in 1930.
    • He had never been one to read for any long amount of time, and the childish style and chicken scratch print was already beginning to bother him.
    • The one concession to modernity is a notice at the bottom of the page which says that items in bold print are organic and certified by the Soil Association.
    • These checklists have some items in bold print.
    • But wait… what are those letters in tiny print alongside?
    • Her gray eyes picked out a sign announcing ‘ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES’ in bold print.
    • We read in black letter print this morning that it will be August, and that tells me that the party is still in trouble and is still without any particular leadership.
    • The newspapers are at it also - today's headlines are the same size print as the actual full stories used to be.
    • New technical terms are presented in the text in bold-faced print and the definitions of these terms are conveniently located at the bottom of each page.
    • She opened her book and began to read its tiny print.
    • She produced the piece of paper to which the notice had been attached, and which now bore the word ‘Declined’ in bold print, with a signature below.
    • Its ad for the day has the main headline of ‘1.8GHz’ in large bold print.
    • It was that sort of website that has tiny print all the way down the page, and nothing but one picture, and the rest words.
    • It was an entire page of tiny black print with a little red line on it and an arrow telling me to sign it.
    • The book's overall dimensions, font size, and uses of bold print make it very user friendly.
    • In small print at the bottom, it said ' persons over 35 will not be considered '.
    • There on the front pages, in elegant print, appeared the words Omnipedia, First Edition, Shadow Mountain.
    • I also sell books for adaptation in large print and audio books.
    • Part of the O'Brien Panda series, these books have lots of images, large print and simple text, designed to engage beginner readers.
    Synonyms
    type, printing, letters, lettering, characters, type size, typeface, face, font
    British fount
    1. 1.1 The state of being available in published form.
      the news will never get into print
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The main target group was, after all, mostly younger scholars who were very keen to get into print and whom one wanted to give a stake in the success of the field.
      • So, when I find a book which comes from one of the well-known firms which publish more or less anything for an author who is keen to get into print, the first thing I want to know is, Can the guy write?
      • Indeed, critical readers might suspect that the vanity press outlet was the only way these articles could get into print.
      • For eight years, investigative reporter Len Levitt fought to get his disclosures about an unsolved murder into print.
      • In other words, how did these accusations get into print in the first place?
      • Some of the pieces eventually made their way into print - or at least the ideas behind them did.
      • Of course, it would be a mistake to assume, from this evidence, that if you just persevere long enough you are bound to get into print eventually; you might end up by getting nowhere.
      • Thanks for being an important voice and for printing people who can't get into print in other places.
      • In the 1640s everyone had something to say about the way the world was going and everyone who was literate wanted to get into print.
      • My long, long wait to get into print is bound to make me a little envious, isn't it?
      • You keep writing a different version of the story, eventually they will get into print.
      • If you are dedicated to making sure women's views and perspectives get into print and keeping media in the hands of women, this is the place for you.
      • The first English translation to get into print was by William Tyndale, an admirer of Luther.
      • Never underestimate sincerity, or any sincere author with an ability to write, and get into print.
      • Someone ought to be very embarrassed about letting this get into print.
      • Would-be authors suffering a constant stream of rejection slips will be able to find out how to get into print next month.
      • I don't doubt that the Times reporters get up in the morning and, as I do, look to see whether a favorite rumor has made it into print or on the air.
      • It was not easy for young poets to get into print at that time.
      • So what you do does get into print somewhere and people can look at that, and editors of medical journals have a responsibility of making sure that that's been through an Ethics Committee.
    2. 1.2usually the printsinformal A newspaper.
      the report's contents were widely summarized in the public prints
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Abandoning print for pixels provides me with a cornucopia of news and information just a few mouse clicks away.
      • You see, all this talk of whether print is superior to web or whether the web is going to eventually make newspapers and magazines redundant is a bit silly.
      • And that's the wonderful thing about cartoons, they can actually communicate in a way quite different from the rest of the print media.
      • Both TV and print media carry reports about the conference.
      • I mean isn't that exactly what the print media and the media more generally should be doing in order to stir up the imagination and to provoke debate within the community?
      • As far as actually studying journalism is concerned, obviously one of the major areas of journalism is the print media.
      • It is worrisome for magazines and newspapers, since Internet media consumption is already higher than for print media.
      • When I can, I work as a graphic designer for both print media and the web.
      • We also publish six of these opinions every week in our print Sunday Viewpoints section, using each vehicle to promote the other.
      • It's the busy intersection of two different types of media - the interactivity of the Web and the structured nature of print.
      • Will his profits skyrocket under a system in which he can soak up advertising dollars for both print and television?
      • The Government funds two high-profile communications campaigns involving TV, radio, and print media.
      • But in my opinion, it means keeping print but also providing a competitive online experience in one or all of those areas.
      • The expo aims to become a forum for publishers to promote opportunities in the print media industry, which observers say has the potential to grow by up to four times larger than its current size.
      • Of course, the print media of today has to compete with a lot more distractions, from video games to the Internet.
      • Smith looks at this issue in a different way, arguing that it is important to make the distinction between print media for women and feminist print media.
      • Forty-seven percent of print media readers held at least one misperception.
      • Such a complete technological convergence on to a single platform would spell the death of print, radio, and television.
      • For print media in particular, given its obvious synergy with anybody who likes to read, it would be a mistake to ignore a demographic this large.
      • Additionally there have been an enormous number of articles in the print media.
    3. 1.3as modifier Relating to the printing industry or the printed media.
      the print unions
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The networks will also mention each other in all print advertising promoting the awards.
      • One of the most transformative things about web publishing, as distinct from print publishing, is that you can provide ‘extra material’.
      • Do you write about legal issues or developments for print publications or other outlets?
      • Most print publication will cease; electronic publication and distribution will become the norm.
      • Ross Pritchard was a member and activist in the print workers' GPMU union until his death from cancer in 2001.
      • Disney put $1m into the film, including spending $400,000 on print advertising.
      • A content analysis was conducted to get a picture of what is typical in both print and Web coverage of the environment in leading U.S. dailies.
      • Tony Dubbins from the GPMU print union said he wanted small firms to be brought within the laws covering union recognition and other changes.
      • Royalty contracts became common in music and print publishing.
      • What Cratis was talking about was what was useful to the print industry.
      • Although St Ives is not part of this national agreement, the GPMU print workers' union decided to ballot its members to win a similar pay increase.
      • The company is currently running an unmemorable television and print ad campaign.
      • It has freed photography from the commercial and costly constraint of print publishing.
      • We won't be publishing another print edition of Online until January 6, but rest assured we'll still be updating the website with all the latest news.
      • A strong enough web presence can eliminate many print advertising and other campaign costs.
      • Kavanagh's career started off in his family's print and publishing business.

  • 2An indentation or mark made on a surface or soft substance.

    there were paw prints everywhere
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Overall, the print is soft, with some occasional flecks of dirt and minor artifacting and pixelization.
    • It was in a wood up from the beach, and in the morning we'd find the paw prints of all sorts of creatures.
    • The idea of taking the paw print of migrating dogs was a stroke of genius from a senior member of the immigration and naturalisation service, who does not wish to be identified.
    • The criminal complaint said a pair of his boots match prints found where the Rodeo fire and the one-acre fire started.
    • Having strangers to stay also means keeping the communal areas of her house immaculate - so no muddy football boots or paw prints are allowed in the hall, she adds.
    • Noah climbed over the fence, his boots leaving deep prints in the soft ground.
    • Somebody had broken into the house, kicked in the door of her study and kicked a hole in the wall opposite, leaving the very clear print of a size 10 boot.
    • Serle hunched down on the ground and ran his fingers over the hoof prints.
    • When it snowed in January this year there was a trail of prints which came along the top of a brick wall, across the flowerbed and down the path.
    • Adjacent to the Sutter Creek site, tire impressions and shoe prints were found in the soil adjacent to the area of egress.
    • In some of the prints, the claw marks of the three toes are visible.
    • The paw prints of a wild dog were tattooed over his left shoulder, nearly to his sun-bleached hair.
    • A paw print was found at one of the locations where it was seen.
    • In the snow, there were two sets of foot prints winding around the trees; one set human the other huge paw prints.
    • Crime scene investigators are also poised to attend garage and shed break-ins to gather finger and palm prints as part of the same operation.
    • The animal left a large paw print in mud near houses at Beaumont Chase yesterday afternoon.
    • There were hoof prints at the watering holes, deer or boar or both.
    • Kerr, who has already acted as an expert witness in criminal trials, is also able to profile potential suspects through wear marks on their shoe prints.
    • Zoos around the country, for instance, recently gathered paw prints of jaguars whose sex, age, and size are known.
    • On closer inspection, he saw that three different sets of prints trailed off in three opposite directions.
    • Beneath the window was a large puddle of mud bearing a small set of paw prints.
    • We spent a misty day walking through the forests around Forsmark, where the newly fallen snow held the paw prints of lynx and the big M-shaped hoof marks of moose.
    • Gazing down from her perspective of about ten feet off the surface, boot prints showed up in the dust around the craft.
    Synonyms
    impression, fingerprint, mark
    footprint
    1. 2.1prints Fingerprints.
      the FBI matched the prints to those of the robbery suspect
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Using the latest technology they will also be able to match scanned prints to those found at unsolved crime scenes.
      • Just around the corner is the finger-printing room, where prints are still taken the old way, using ink, rollers and sheets of paper.
      • The fingerprints are scanned using new inkless technology and the prints are sent to the country to be matched against their criminal database.
      • Make sure that no prints of the fingers or the feet touch anything.
      • But this is the ‘Rolls Royce’ version and it is likely that the prints from only two fingers will be used on the cards on the grounds of cost.
      • The Consular Section will take prints of the right and left index fingers.
      • The lab also confirmed that Bill's fingerprints were the only prints on the letter opener.
      • According to the investigator from the Clay County Carrier Newspaper, there were no prints and no marks inside any of the circles.
      • Her colleagues in the Scottish Criminal Records Office fingerprint bureau claimed it matched her prints.
      • Upon arrest, a computer matched his prints with fingerprints left at the scene of the Park Avenue murder.
      • Informed sources said that the prints matched those of a man who came to the attention of the Garda Special Branch.
      • Members of the staff who had immediate access to that storage room were also fingerprinted and compared against those prints, and there are also no matches.
      • As part of the voluntary departure process, officials took prints from his two index fingers.
      • It was the Crown's case that those prints matched old footmarks found in her kitchen on a worktop and under a cooker which had been left by the person who decorated her kitchen weeks earlier.
      • The FBI Laboratory compared his fingerprint record with the latent prints recovered from the phone books, but with negative results.
      • The project manager discovered clearly-visible prints inside his Vauxhall Corsa after it was broken into on the driveway of his Bradford home.
      • Fingerprints and footwear evidence were recovered at the scene and the prints matched the defendant's.
      • Venerella suddenly realised the smudges were fingerprints; the ink on the prints was exactly the same colour and tonality as most of the writing.
      • After you've stored your prints, you place your finger on the pad and within two seconds it unlocks.
      • Sure enough, Dorcia's fingers sported the infamous prints that had baffled so many.

  • 3A picture or design printed from a block or plate or copied from a painting by photography.

    the walls were hung with sporting prints
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But it is not known if the blocks for these prints had been made of wood or of other materials.
    • Apart from paintings her work included prints and designs for stained glass and tapestries.
    • Its people and landscape became the favorite motif of his prints and paintings.
    • The forty-nine works on view include paintings, prints, sculptures, drawings, watercolors, and photographs.
    • For example, if the rug is floral, add framed prints or flowers in similar colors.
    • Her paintings and prints show a modern instead of an idealized picture of women.
    • It includes paintings, sculpture, prints and photography, which give us a window through which we can steal a look at these largely forgotten people.
    • More recently, their prints derive from etchings, engravings and stencils, as well.
    • The large original painting is to hang in the Bury FC boardroom, however, a number of high quality prints will be produced for sale to supporters.
    • A subsequent print from an original block authorized by the artist is called a late edition.
    • The current exhibition brings together more than 300 paintings, drawings, prints, watercolors and sculptures.
    • Among the items on view are paintings, drawings, prints, posters, sculptures, zinc silhouettes and ephemera.
    • The only decorations were, I think, watercolours, or some kind of coloured prints of flowers.
    • For something more subtle, you can find navy and white wall paper in every pattern from toile to floral prints to a checkerboard design.
    • The framed pictures could have been prints, paintings, or both, and may well have included Downman's own portrait.
    • Ultimately, Pieter Bruegel's paintings and prints were the weightiest works deriving from the idiom.
    • While the vast majority of the works in the show are watercolors, there are also four oil paintings and four prints.
    • He was selling an Ohara School folio of woodblock prints of Ikebana floral designs, circa 1910.
    • The artist will be on hand to dedicate his new suite and show his latest paintings, sculpture and prints.
    • I am in a room that is wall-papered with a floral print.
    Synonyms
    reproduction, copy, replica, imitation, facsimile, duplicate
    picture, design, engraving, etching, lithograph, silk screen, linocut, monoprint, plate, cut, woodcut, vignette
    1. 3.1 A photograph printed on paper from a negative or transparency.
      please send a black-and-white or colour print to the editor
      Example sentencesExamples
      • With this in mind, several of the printer companies have come out with printers that do prints on decent photographic paper.
      • Several of us took down her mailing address and will be sending her prints of the photographs that we took.
      • When making a print from a negative, parts of the paper are exposed more or less than the rest to hold details in highlights or pull detail from shadows.
      • This machine could simultaneously ‘write’ photographic images to a compact disc, while making prints from a regular negative.
      • The resulting negative was used to make prints on a silver-based paper, initially by print-out as Talbot had done, and later by developing.
      • Just under the water sheet, you can see dim grass photographs, two prints coloured to the temperature of glass that glint from one sky refraction to another.
      • I used to make 20 or more prints from a dozen or more negatives in a printing session.
      • I have made a couple of colour prints of pics I had taken of my car some years ago when the dashboard leather had not yet faded.
      • On Saturday, I bought two prints of beautiful black-and-white photographs.
      • The December monthly competition will be open to both colour and monochrome prints.
      • He began by making both the negatives and the albumen-coated prints but soon turned the latter task over to professional printers.
      • Most of the works in the show were prints made from collodion negatives.
      • Salted paper prints were the first type of paper print used in photography.
      • Even if I hop in the car and take a film down to the nearest 1-hour lab it'll be the best part of a day before I'm back at my desk working with the prints and negatives.
      • The public can leaf through albums of prints made from these negatives and order copy prints at the MHS Photograph Archives.
      • He finally gave his negatives and prints to the town of Clayton on the condition that they be preserved for future generations.
      • To make a silver gelatin print, the photographer projects light through his film onto the paper.
      • Featuring a wide selection of colour and monochrome prints and slides, this show displays the diversity of interests and skills among the members.
      • For sharp prints good contact between the negative and sensitized paper is critical.
      • He photographs the collages and makes limited-edition, silver gelatin prints from a master negative.
      Synonyms
      photograph, photo, snap, snapshot, shot, picture
      positive, still, proof, enlargement
      British enprint
    2. 3.2 A copy of a motion picture on film, especially a particular version of it.
      he screened his own print of the film at festivals around the world
      Example sentencesExamples
      • That doesn't sound so bad until you realize it is truly the only option; the subtitles are burned into the film print.
      • Don't miss your opportunity to see these films in brand new prints on a big screen.
      • A slight flicker is evident from time to time, and there are numerous small scratches in both the film print and the soundtrack.
      • A week from today, the American Cinematheque in Hollywood is screening a print of the movie, 1776.
      • Marked by a distinctive black edging to the prints, Paul's film output was distinguished particularly by trick films and news films.
      • But the thing is that you have to care for these films, for these prints, so that a younger generation can see them again.
      • There were a few specks on the film print but they were hard to notice.
      • As noted above, the print of the film is not as crisp and clean as a more recent, glossier Hollywood production might be.
      • However, nearly 100 cinemas that already had prints of the film showed it anyway, saying they were not served copies of the court order, and moviegoers asked what the fuss was about.
      • All of this bonus material is wonderful, but it pales in comparison to the breathtaking print of the film.
      • I can't pass judgment on the studio or the film restorers because I have no way to tell how bad the film prints were to begin with.
      • But I am told that the studio sent out almost 5000 prints of the films.
      • Don't miss this opportunity to see a beautiful print of a film that might very well be one of the best you'll see all year.
      • Let's talk widescreen: the transfer is from a pristine print of the film and is pretty near reference quality.
      • There is some slight grain to the film, but the print has aged well, apart from a little shimmer in a few scenes.
      • I had the pleasure of seeing this print of the film on a big screen, with orchestral and choral accompaniment conducted by Einhorn.
      • The film print is extremely clean with only a little bit of grain.
      • The film print used was nearly free of speckles or nicks; only a very few were detectable.
      • It's a bad print of a film that hasn't been seen much over the past 39 years.
      • Unfortunately due to bad preservation, many prints of Chinese musical films have been lost, and among those that remain few are shown with English subtitles.

  • 4A piece of fabric or clothing with a coloured pattern or design printed on it.

    light summer prints
    as modifier a floral print dress
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But the colours on her floral print dress are as vivid as the flag's.
    • The green, blue and yellow collections, with their combination of fresh floral prints and earthy woven checks conjure up images of rural Tuscan living.
    • There is nothing prettier or more versatile than a print summer dress that falls in a nice shape around your knees.
    • Isabelle smiled at the Mickey Mouse apron her Nana wore over the floral print dress.
    • She was now in a floral print dress with narrow straps that showed off her slightly bronzed shoulders (thanks to hours spent in the sun tanning).
    • Within a few years his abstract, boldly coloured prints achieve international recognition and are a must for every fashionable lady.
    • Authentic Chinese patterns come to life in silk jacquards, prints and exquisite beaded pieces.
    • She turned heads with a stunning floral print silk dress and matching hat and her outfit was described as magnificent by the adjudicators.
    • When the surf's up, it's time to slip into tropical floral print pieces in delicious chocolate and turquoise.
    • For a print fabric, convert the front pattern piece to a full piece instead of the half piece with a foldline.
    • Natasha, Vivienne and company modelled pastel richly coloured print dresses and two pieces ideal for summer weddings, the races and parties.
    • Classic Japanese influences are accentuated with very short, floral prints and floral embroideries.
    • A floral print which is predominantly red, or possibly with a black background or a black border, could also work well here.
    • There was a soft, teal blue carpet on the floor, and a scattering of armchairs and sofas - most were done in a floral print.
    • The clothes are very colourful and summery, with lots of prints and light fabrics.
    • She certainly managed to attract their attention in a leopard print dress and full-length fake fur coat.
    • Grandma was wearing a beret and a floral print dress and Grandad a black sports blazer with white stripes.
    • The summer collection has opted for a very pretty look with the accent on floral prints, frills and floaty fabrics in a parade of colour.
    • But something like the paisley print summer dress, loosely based on the Louis Vuitton catwalk model, at George at Asda is a great example of what's on offer.
    • Women wear A-line dresses often made of a floral print fabric.
    • Floral prints, embroidery and accessories are the looks to go for.
    Synonyms
    printed cloth, printed fabric, printed material, patterned cloth, patterned fabric, patterned material, chintz
    1. 4.1 A pattern or design printed on a garment or fabric.
      the blouse is available in an assortment of colours and prints
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The usual choice is a solid-color opaque fabric, but you might consider a print lining under a plain color or even a patterned sheer.
      • Puffy jacquards and jacquard denim will mean we see more textured prints in this favourite fabric.
      • Business people want new prints too, but only the most traditional patterns are welcome.
      • Use patches on garments with simple lines made of solid fabric or subtle prints, letting the patches, rather than the garment, be the focal point.
      • Other patterns include paisley, animal prints and bold stripes.
      • Shocking patterns, floral prints, butterfly in the collar, bias cut and chic fabrics make the simple wear charming.
      • The girls' range is equally cute with lots of pink and white stripes and teddy prints.
      • Since January this year shares in the company, famous for its floral print designs, have improved over 68%.
      • If you are wondering what to do with your old sweaters, get them dyed to give them a new look and embroider some flowers or a paisley print on them.
      • Remember that the patterns can be different, perhaps a check print on one and a floral print on the other, as long as they're in the same color group.
      • The bed was a small singular made out of dark pinewood, and the cover was a floral print design.
      • Loud stripes and garden prints were also dominant in this particular show.
      • Its new girls' wear range for spring features lots of floral prints on dresses and capris as well as bold stripes on sweaters and fleece pullovers.
      • Claire could just make out the floral print pattern of the skirt under the beige winter coat.
      • The range will include a Gore-Tex evening dress with a lace print made from the fabric, skirts, fitted frilly jackets and raincoats with delicate floral prints.
      • The skirt is a houndstooth print with black leather trim and a fringe at the hem.
      • He saw her favourite white summer dress with the prints of red roses.
      • Tops and belts were festooned with perspex, while prints were individually developed and printed on sweaters, T-shirts and more leather.
      • The print is floral with shades of green, brown, and mauve on a cream background.
      • Floral prints in combination with light, natural fibres like chiffon, silk and linen underscore this young and natural look.
      Synonyms
      printed cloth, printed fabric, printed material, patterned cloth, patterned fabric, patterned material, chintz

Derivatives

  • printless

    • adjective

Origin

Middle English (denoting the impression made by a stamp or seal): from Old French preinte 'pressed', feminine past participle of preindre, from Latin premere 'to press'.

  • press from Middle English:

    Both press and print (Middle English) can be traced back to Latin premere, ‘to press’, as can pressure (Late Middle English). Journalists and the newspaper industry have been known as the press, in reference to printing presses, since the late 18th century, although before that a press was a printing house or publisher. Another name for journalists, used since the 1830s or 1840s, is the fourth estate. It was originally used of the then unrepresented mass of people: Henry Fielding wrote in 1752 ‘None of our political writers…take notice of any more than three estates, namely, Kings, Lords, and Commons…passing by in silence that very large and powerful body which form the fourth estate in this community…The Mob.’ By the middle of the 19th century it was firmly established for the press. Carlyle wrote in 1841 ‘Burke said there were three Estates in Parliament, but in the Reporters’ Gallery…there sat a fourth Estate more important far than they all.’ Burke has been credited with the term, but no evidence beyond Carlyle has yet been found. Press the flesh is US slang from the 1920s meaning ‘to shake hands’. These days it is generally used of celebrities or politicians greeting crowds by shaking hands with random people. The heyday of the press gang, a group employed to force men to join the navy, was the 18th and early 19th centuries, but the first record of the term comes before 1500. Press-ganging people was really a form of arbitrary conscription, a word that appears in Late Middle English in the literal sense of ‘writing down together’ from Latin con ‘with’ and scribere ‘write’, but which was only introduced in the modern sense of compulsory enlistment in Britain in 1916, during the First World War, although the word was first recorded in 1800. Depress (Late Middle English) has the basic sense of ‘press down’.

Rhymes

asquint, bint, clint, dint, flint, glint, hint, imprint, lint, mint, misprint, quint, skint, splint, sprint, squint, stint, tint
verb.1
phr.
 
 
verbprɪntprint
[with object]

  • 1Produce (books, newspapers, magazines, etc.), especially in large quantities, by a mechanical process involving the transfer of text, images, or designs to paper.

    a thousand copies of the book were printed
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The idea is to print the circuits onto foil - the same way a newspaper is printed on paper.
    • In the past, when we printed our own newspapers, we at best reached some 10,000 readers.
    • The present handsome book, printed on acid-free paper, is a worthy tribute to the flowers that Redoute rendered almost to the life.
    • The book is printed wholly on recycled bags and paper, most of which were hand cut by Grout herself.
    • It is necessary to mention that the book is printed on nature-friendly, elemental chlorine-free paper.
    • The Latin Bible was the first complete book to be printed when Gutenberg introduced his new technology in the middle of the fifteenth century - and it has remained in print to this day.
    • This represents astonishing progress, since colorplate books were not printed in the United States until the nineteenth century.
    • It wasn't until 1690 that anything resembling a European newspaper was printed in the American colonies.
    • On-demand printing allows the author to print only books that are ordered.
    • Were it not for paper, what would I print my books on?
    • The books are printed on papers that match the weight, shade, caliper, and opacity of those earlier editions.
    • We had finished printing the book and had taken it to the bindery.
    • In its early days some books were printed on India paper, which was so fine that some volumes were reduced to half their original size.
    • The slim, leather-bound book was printed in London in 1824 and contains details of the military commander's last will and testament in French and English.
    • The paper on which the books were printed was flimsy and cheap, and the books sold chiefly on the strength of their garish covers.
    • From his latest book Robert Lacey reads the tale of William Caxton who printed the first book in the English language, Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye.
    • Munro was presented with the Order of the Forest Award for her involvement in a modern movement towards books printed only on forest-friendly paper.
    • Harsh penalties were imposed for printing newspapers on unstamped paper.
    • Secondly, the book is printed on pulp paper of abysmal quality.
    • For example, many newspapers are printed on paper consisting of over 50 per cent recycled paper; to rise to 70 per cent by 2006.
    Synonyms
    set in print, send to press, run off, preprint, reprint, pull, proof, copy, reproduce
    1. 1.1 Produce (text or a picture) by printing.
      the words had been printed in blue type
      Example sentencesExamples
      • At Curwen Studios, Cambridgeshire, they print a lithographic poster using methods Lautrec himself would have used.
      • Each handout addresses one topic, ranges from one to four pages, and is printed in an easy-to-read font.
      • Displayed predominantly in gridded series, the photographs were printed slightly dark, so that the whites have a grayish tonality.
      • You save on the cost of film and processing, paying only for the cost of printing the pictures you actually want to use.
      • Also do you have any thoughts on a reasonably good color printer to print such images?
      • The illustrated magazines printed her picture, and she won competition after competition.
      • His address is printed here in two parts.
      • Early lithographs were printed in black and white and sometimes colored by hand.
      • The booklets themselves were printed in different inks, on sheets of different kinds and sizes.
      • Interior text and images were printed in black and white.
      • The book is printed in hardcover with an attractive layout and cover, but the illustrations are terribly muddy and unsharp.
      • The instrumentation panels are printed in an ugly script font.
      • For this reason, Key Sheets were extremely closely guarded and were printed in soluble ink.
      • I had a paper due, but I hadn't used my printer yet so I decided to test it by printing a picture.
      • She said we should print some pictures of him for my room.
      • Despite his picture being printed in newspapers and aired on national television he has remained elusive.
      • I once asked a woman who was printing the pictures whether she felt tired of repeating the same action in a mechanical way every day.
      • An image printing apparatus includes a digital camera for taking a picture image and a main body for printing the image.
      • The first known printed illustration poster was printed in 1491.
      • Have your invitations printed in black ink which is already included in the cost.
      Synonyms
      set in print, send to press, run off, preprint, reprint, pull, proof, copy, reproduce
    2. 1.2 (of a newspaper or magazine) publish (a piece of writing) within its pages.
      the article was printed in the first edition
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This article was originally printed in the Anglo-Dutch Institute for Oriental Medicine Magazine.
      • A newspaper printed the story, and someone mailed the clipping to my beloved teacher.
      • One newspaper printed a piece under the headline ‘Death of the Butterfly.’
      • We cannot guarantee to print all letters received, particularly in cases of repetition.
      • These documents will probably not be very entertaining to read and few newspapers would print them in full.
      • I would like to know why it is so hard these days for a skateboard magazine to print any writing at all that describes skating.
      • Soon after that, newspapers regularly printed tables of statistics after each game.
      • The broadsheet newspapers occasionally printed an article which gave some grudging insight into the book world.
      • So the April Fool's Day story showed up as an important element in an article that was printed on the front page of the Times.
      • Once a week, the newspaper prints a column responding to selected comments.
      • Some newspapers regularly print rumours or information without sources.
      • Numerous articles have been printed in local newspapers.
      • Most US newspapers print their stories from the two major wire services, Reuters and Associated Press.
      • The day after this Sunday creation event, the city newspaper printed a full page article on the creation vs. evolution debate.
      • He added that he believed newspaper apologies should be printed on the same page and cover the same size as the original article.
      • Rachel's was possibly the only publication to print the statement verbatim.
      • Why would Camping Magazine print an article that was so anticamping?
      • People always ask me: how come newspapers print so much bad news?
      • The newspaper printed a brief item directing readers to the Web site to see for themselves ‘what all the fuss is about.’
      • Gabe wanted to press charges, to have the newspaper print a front-page story about our experience, to call his lawyer.
      Synonyms
      publish, issue, release, disseminate, circulate, propagate, purvey
    3. 1.3 (of a publisher or printer) arrange for (a book, manuscript, etc.) to be reproduced in large quantities.
      Harper printed her memoirs in 1930
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The publishers printed what was left, so readers remained unaware that the narrator survives the shipwreck.
      • He's been holding out for a publisher to print the book exactly as he conceived it.
      • Panchiao's Lin family, which ran a publishing company, had earlier commissioned Lu to print some books for them.
      • Whole Earth has been printing articles and reviewing books on permaculture for more than twenty years.
      • New technology means publishers are prepared to print books on demand.
      • Finally, in these essays, Rexroth profiles dozens of active poets and names the publishers printing their works.
      • The publisher would supply the printer with the manuscript to be printed and a sufficient amount of paper for the print run.
      • Whereas manuscripts were copied in very small quantities, early books were printed in editions that averaged 250 to 1,250 copies.
      • The couple were never given official notification of the ban and were not even told when their publisher stopped printing the book at the peak of its legal sales.
      • Getting nostalgic he recalled the ‘good old days’ when publishing was just about printing a book and getting it into stores.
      • After all, the publishers had made a point of printing the book completely unexpurgated, with all the spelling mistakes and grammatical errors retained from the hand-written copy.
      • Nobody needs to apply to the government to buy paper and ink and print a publication or book.
      • To coincide with its release at the end of this month, Orion has just rushed to print the paperback of the novel, which was published last year and largely escaped the attention of the critics.
      • The enthusiast has financed the latest book himself and, based on the previous projects, expects the 1,500 copies printed by publishers Country Books to sell quickly.
      • This difficulty occurs with other books printed by the same publisher and thus is not specific to this volume.
      • Malmesbury town councillor Judy Jones's book about escaping the rat race has been so successful her publishers are printing another edition.
      • Further, scholars since the Renaissance have searched for and printed many texts from manuscripts they discovered.
      • One of Tony's uncle's companies printed some of the brochures that were sent out locally.
      • Publishers have rushed to print books recounting her life, lost from the national radar screen for more than 20 years.
      • It was in Paris that Ernest got word that a publisher wanted to print his book, In Our Time, but with some changes.
    4. 1.4 Produce a paper copy of (information stored on a computer)
      the results of a search can be printed out
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A newsletter can be created on your computer and printed out at a copy shop.
      • I printed the pictures from the two web sites to show Mom.
      • I printed off 40 copies of the questionnaire and they went quickly.
      • By agreement confidential sections of this judgment have not been printed out on this copy
      • And I don't mean the frequency of your statements, which are simply cold hard numbers printed out by a computer.
      • We then printed out the modified photo and my father copied the design to the real airplane.
      • The images created using computer were printed out and framed.
      • The pictures are scanned, placed in computers, and digitally printed.
      • She printed out a couple of copies of the lyrics and downloaded a copy of The Voice Within.
      • Very quickly I printed off what I had written and put the page into my consider pile.
      • I am printing a picture of this dessert and putting it in my wallet.
      • All displayed information can be easily printed out utilizing an optional printer or wireless technology.
      • This report, which is marked ‘My file copy’, has clearly been printed out from the computer at a subsequent date.
      • Logs that have been printed out can't be erased or altered by an intruder, and this is an excellent use for old dot-matrix printers.
      • Sam looked down at the directions he'd printed off the Internet from her computer in the home office.
      • We discussed his patents (years earlier) on musical notation, allowing sheet music to be printed out by computers.
      • I raced to the school computer lab, printed out the two copies required, and realized I had forgotten my wallet.
      • The printer prints out the address and Blue takes it and places it in his pocket.
      • Using Photoshop, mspaint, or any tool you are comfortable with, produce screens that express the design, and print them out on paper.
      • Though such a site would only be locally accessible and available when the electricity is on, the documents it offers could still be printed out.
    5. 1.5 Send (a computer file) to a printer or to another, temporary file.
    6. 1.6 Produce (a photographic print) from a negative.
      any make of film can be developed and printed
      Example sentencesExamples
      • His photographs are occasionally painted on, after being printed from negatives he has altered and scratched.
      • The photographs have been printed from a collection of lost negatives that were found by collector John Bosko.
      • You take a strip of negatives and ask another outlet to print the pictures and compare.
      • I can still print from the Brownie negatives from the 1960s, and many will be reproduced in the new Aperture book.
      • Because they could be printed from a negative, cartes de visite could be mass produced, unlike most earlier photographic processes.

  • 2Write (text) clearly without joining the letters.

    print your name and address on the back of the check
    no object it will be easier to read if I print
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Each letter of the text is printed in a separate block, and the blocks are arranged in a rectangular grid of 11 columns and 18 rows.
    • The word ‘Civilian’ was printed in large letters on a cardboard tag, tied to its handle.
    • There, Gobber printed the text in plain red capital letters on a white backdrop, evoking nothing so much as a grocery window sign advertising the price of produce.
    • The sign had bold black lettering, printed in neat block form.
    • Finally we reached a door with the words ‘Headmaster's office’ written in bold letters printed on it.
    • I print this in capital letters merely to emphasise the tone of incredulity with which my colleague, Michael Grant recounted this tale to me from Orlando.
    • But the designers say the messages, printed in the style of a car number plate, are tongue-in-cheek and claim key letters have been replaced with numbers.
    • She shrugged helplessly at him as she pulled on the guy's coat but stopped short when she read the name boldly printed in curving letters: Brad.
    • The donation should be printed clearly on the back of the card or pack, and can be as little as 5p per packet.
    • Gary Jefferson's name was printed on the door, which was across the hall from them just as soon as he and Manda stepped out of the elevator.
    • The charge that some letters of some signatures are printed rather than written is particularly ludicrous.
    • I printed MEG PICKARD clearly, and handed her the form.
    • Local election boards wrongly threw out virtually every signature that had been printed rather than written in cursive, as well as those with an initial or diminutive form of the first name.
    • Some people commented about ritualistically writing, not printing their names up in the right corner of their paper.
    • Its metal surface was light blue, and printed in tiny letters below a pair of offset sensor lenses, was painted: Moss 3.
    • This second letter was printed in a regular font, as if it were taken from a plain-text file.
    • We suspect that it may be fine for clearly printed characters, but less so for cursive handwriting.
    • What I found was a silver chain, with a plaque in which was clearly printed the name ‘Kiley.’

  • 3Mark (a surface, typically a textile or a garment) with a colored design or pattern.

    a delicate fabric printed with roses
    Example sentencesExamples
    • From the adjacent car park the facade reads as a panelled surface printed with a complex pattern.
    • The designs are printed with waterless printing technology, so no water is polluted in the process.
    • The glass is printed with patterns giving it an animalesque quality.
    • Linen printed with ethnic designs will also give an African or Nomadic Arabic back to roots earthy natural flavour.
    • There was suddenly a huge woman in a white wrap dress printed with huge red watercolor roses towering over him.
    • For instance, some of the firm's stretch denims were printed with a metallic gold color, and others had gold borders and fringe.
    • A wavy mark also was printed on the floor, brushed by some type of clothing.
    • Apocryphally, I once heard a story about a woman who had an extremely expensive silk dress, printed with Chinese characters.
    • Like paper notes, plastic ones can be printed with intricate background patterns, and can incorporate watermarks and security threads.
    • The soft fold of a necktie printed with a bookshelf pattern makes the structure appear to be toppling.
    • Choose decorative pillows that are printed with enriched brights; blues and yellows, orange and greens.
    • Their feminine clothes feature hand-dyed silk shirts printed with abstract geometric shapes in creams and browns and some are finished with soft leather panels.
    • In all her travels she collected souvenirs of varied taste and quality, but one can't fault the good fabric of these towels, even if they are printed with highlights of Tasmania.
    • She browsed through the teen's section and found a cute pink top that was printed with little puppies.
    • The postage labels will be printed with four different designs in consecutive order in a roll.
    • The cloth is printed with a mix of ethnically distinct Papuan motifs, usually in bright colours (initially due to a difficulty in sourcing dye from Java).
    • The fabric was printed with a simple design, and the full skirt accentuated her tiny waist.
    • Traditional fabrics were block printed with geometric designs.
    • Each piece is neatly framed with fabric printed with horses and superheroes, like children's bed sheets.
    • The men tend to wear khaki, while the women make their dresses using cotton fabrics printed with patterns.
    • Their pearly surfaces are printed with his handwritten texts and his drawing of a bird in flight.
    Synonyms
    imprint, impress, stamp, mark, brand
    1. 3.1 Transfer (a colored design or pattern) to a surface.
      patterns of birds, flowers, and trees were printed on the cotton
      Example sentencesExamples
      • By a woody grain printing process, a woody grain pattern is printed on the abraded surface.
      • Lasting as long as normal nail varnish, the NailJet Pro can print photographs or any other high resolution design and it can print a different design on every fingernail.
      • The clothing is more geared towards wholesalers and companies who want to print designs on the shirts and resell them.
      • The ‘moths’ were triangular pieces of waterproof card with specific patterns printed on them.
      • They carried maps printed on silk, for durability and ease of concealment.
      • Okay, so this pattern is printed onto paper, or newspaper, or shown on your monitor.
      • The designs made by eight students from the Bishop Cotton Girls' School were chosen for printing as greeting cards, of the 15 designs that were selected.
      • Students could not wait to get to the process of printing the line drawings from the plate onto the dampened paper.
      • Sharon Young's ‘Forgotten Tribes’ uses American Indian imagery printed onto fleece and cotton snow boarding wear.
      • The pupils will also visit Bradford's Colour Museum to look at how patterns are printed onto fabrics, and the city's industrial museum to see how fabric was made in the 19th century.
      • He disappeared into the bathroom, and reappeared ten minutes later in a black T-shirt and a favorite pair of shorts that had palm trees printed all over them.
      • Another combination mat/pressing board has a grid, bias lines and circles printed on the pressing surface.
      • Nearby, a table upon which was printed a map of the kingdom also materialized, with numerous counters on it representing the kingdom's armies.
      • The crimson or dusky green toile pattern is printed on Celeste 406 thread count percale sheeting with hand drawn hems.
      • The white linen thing at your place is called a napkin (not a serviette; a serviette is a paper napkin with Christmas trees printed on it).
    2. 3.2 Make (a mark or indentation) on a surface or in a soft substance by pressing something onto it.
      a beetle scurried by, printing tracks in the sand with its busy feet
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The icing is printed with leaves, and the sugar ribbons are hand-painted, giving them the look of shiny ribbon.
      • Despite the fact that I don't understand any of what's printed on them, I really enjoy the tiny red bean mooncakes here... and anything made of taro.
      • Her forehead was swelling red, with the Frisbee's mark printed on it.
      • The cookies are printed with an edible food coloring sugar paper that is glazed onto a vanilla iced cookie.
      • Another method of hiding the message was printed in the surface of mooncakes as a simple puzzle or mosaic.
    3. 3.3 Mark or indent (the surface of a soft substance)
      we printed the butter with carved wooden butter molds
      Synonyms
      imprint, impress, punch, inscribe, engrave, chase, etch, carve, emboss, deboss, brand, frank, mark, label
    4. 3.4 Fix (something) firmly or indelibly in someone's mind.
      his face, with its clearly drawn features, was printed on her memory
      Example sentencesExamples
      • And what we saw on the way was indelibly printed on my mind.
      • Both pieces have been in my collection a good few years now and have lasted for very many plays that have printed them indelibly on my mind.
      • The decorative layer is printed on this coating.
      • A work is the production of a human being, and a part of that human being is indelibly printed on it.
      Synonyms
      register, record, note, impress, imprint, engrave, etch, stamp, mark, brand, set, ingrain
nounprɪntprint

  • 1The text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication, especially with reference to its size, form, or style.

    bold print
    squinting at the tiny print
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It was an entire page of tiny black print with a little red line on it and an arrow telling me to sign it.
    • She produced the piece of paper to which the notice had been attached, and which now bore the word ‘Declined’ in bold print, with a signature below.
    • The one concession to modernity is a notice at the bottom of the page which says that items in bold print are organic and certified by the Soil Association.
    • New technical terms are presented in the text in bold-faced print and the definitions of these terms are conveniently located at the bottom of each page.
    • I also sell books for adaptation in large print and audio books.
    • The book's overall dimensions, font size, and uses of bold print make it very user friendly.
    • The newspapers are at it also - today's headlines are the same size print as the actual full stories used to be.
    • In small print at the bottom, it said ' persons over 35 will not be considered '.
    • It was that sort of website that has tiny print all the way down the page, and nothing but one picture, and the rest words.
    • Part of the O'Brien Panda series, these books have lots of images, large print and simple text, designed to engage beginner readers.
    • She opened her book and began to read its tiny print.
    • Except for the cover letter, the rest of the papers were in tiny print.
    • Its ad for the day has the main headline of ‘1.8GHz’ in large bold print.
    • There on the front pages, in elegant print, appeared the words Omnipedia, First Edition, Shadow Mountain.
    • But wait… what are those letters in tiny print alongside?
    • The small print at the bottom of the page said it was printed in 1930.
    • We read in black letter print this morning that it will be August, and that tells me that the party is still in trouble and is still without any particular leadership.
    • These checklists have some items in bold print.
    • Her gray eyes picked out a sign announcing ‘ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES’ in bold print.
    • He had never been one to read for any long amount of time, and the childish style and chicken scratch print was already beginning to bother him.
    Synonyms
    type, printing, letters, lettering, characters, type size, typeface, face, font
    1. 1.1 The state of being available in published form.
      the news will never get into print
      Example sentencesExamples
      • If you are dedicated to making sure women's views and perspectives get into print and keeping media in the hands of women, this is the place for you.
      • The main target group was, after all, mostly younger scholars who were very keen to get into print and whom one wanted to give a stake in the success of the field.
      • Thanks for being an important voice and for printing people who can't get into print in other places.
      • Indeed, critical readers might suspect that the vanity press outlet was the only way these articles could get into print.
      • In other words, how did these accusations get into print in the first place?
      • It was not easy for young poets to get into print at that time.
      • For eight years, investigative reporter Len Levitt fought to get his disclosures about an unsolved murder into print.
      • In the 1640s everyone had something to say about the way the world was going and everyone who was literate wanted to get into print.
      • Someone ought to be very embarrassed about letting this get into print.
      • My long, long wait to get into print is bound to make me a little envious, isn't it?
      • The first English translation to get into print was by William Tyndale, an admirer of Luther.
      • Never underestimate sincerity, or any sincere author with an ability to write, and get into print.
      • Of course, it would be a mistake to assume, from this evidence, that if you just persevere long enough you are bound to get into print eventually; you might end up by getting nowhere.
      • So, when I find a book which comes from one of the well-known firms which publish more or less anything for an author who is keen to get into print, the first thing I want to know is, Can the guy write?
      • You keep writing a different version of the story, eventually they will get into print.
      • Would-be authors suffering a constant stream of rejection slips will be able to find out how to get into print next month.
      • I don't doubt that the Times reporters get up in the morning and, as I do, look to see whether a favorite rumor has made it into print or on the air.
      • Some of the pieces eventually made their way into print - or at least the ideas behind them did.
      • So what you do does get into print somewhere and people can look at that, and editors of medical journals have a responsibility of making sure that that's been through an Ethics Committee.
    2. 1.2informal A newspaper or magazine.
      as modifier the print media
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Will his profits skyrocket under a system in which he can soak up advertising dollars for both print and television?
      • Of course, the print media of today has to compete with a lot more distractions, from video games to the Internet.
      • Forty-seven percent of print media readers held at least one misperception.
      • And that's the wonderful thing about cartoons, they can actually communicate in a way quite different from the rest of the print media.
      • I mean isn't that exactly what the print media and the media more generally should be doing in order to stir up the imagination and to provoke debate within the community?
      • The Government funds two high-profile communications campaigns involving TV, radio, and print media.
      • Abandoning print for pixels provides me with a cornucopia of news and information just a few mouse clicks away.
      • The expo aims to become a forum for publishers to promote opportunities in the print media industry, which observers say has the potential to grow by up to four times larger than its current size.
      • As far as actually studying journalism is concerned, obviously one of the major areas of journalism is the print media.
      • When I can, I work as a graphic designer for both print media and the web.
      • You see, all this talk of whether print is superior to web or whether the web is going to eventually make newspapers and magazines redundant is a bit silly.
      • Such a complete technological convergence on to a single platform would spell the death of print, radio, and television.
      • Both TV and print media carry reports about the conference.
      • It's the busy intersection of two different types of media - the interactivity of the Web and the structured nature of print.
      • For print media in particular, given its obvious synergy with anybody who likes to read, it would be a mistake to ignore a demographic this large.
      • But in my opinion, it means keeping print but also providing a competitive online experience in one or all of those areas.
      • We also publish six of these opinions every week in our print Sunday Viewpoints section, using each vehicle to promote the other.
      • It is worrisome for magazines and newspapers, since Internet media consumption is already higher than for print media.
      • Smith looks at this issue in a different way, arguing that it is important to make the distinction between print media for women and feminist print media.
      • Additionally there have been an enormous number of articles in the print media.
    3. 1.3as modifier Relating to the printing industry or the printed media.
      the print unions
      a print worker
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Do you write about legal issues or developments for print publications or other outlets?
      • A content analysis was conducted to get a picture of what is typical in both print and Web coverage of the environment in leading U.S. dailies.
      • We won't be publishing another print edition of Online until January 6, but rest assured we'll still be updating the website with all the latest news.
      • Royalty contracts became common in music and print publishing.
      • Although St Ives is not part of this national agreement, the GPMU print workers' union decided to ballot its members to win a similar pay increase.
      • One of the most transformative things about web publishing, as distinct from print publishing, is that you can provide ‘extra material’.
      • Kavanagh's career started off in his family's print and publishing business.
      • Disney put $1m into the film, including spending $400,000 on print advertising.
      • The networks will also mention each other in all print advertising promoting the awards.
      • It has freed photography from the commercial and costly constraint of print publishing.
      • The company is currently running an unmemorable television and print ad campaign.
      • What Cratis was talking about was what was useful to the print industry.
      • Tony Dubbins from the GPMU print union said he wanted small firms to be brought within the laws covering union recognition and other changes.
      • Ross Pritchard was a member and activist in the print workers' GPMU union until his death from cancer in 2001.
      • A strong enough web presence can eliminate many print advertising and other campaign costs.
      • Most print publication will cease; electronic publication and distribution will become the norm.

  • 2An indentation or mark left on a surface or soft substance by pressure, especially that of a foot or hand.

    there were paw prints everywhere
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Somebody had broken into the house, kicked in the door of her study and kicked a hole in the wall opposite, leaving the very clear print of a size 10 boot.
    • The animal left a large paw print in mud near houses at Beaumont Chase yesterday afternoon.
    • Overall, the print is soft, with some occasional flecks of dirt and minor artifacting and pixelization.
    • Kerr, who has already acted as an expert witness in criminal trials, is also able to profile potential suspects through wear marks on their shoe prints.
    • Gazing down from her perspective of about ten feet off the surface, boot prints showed up in the dust around the craft.
    • In the snow, there were two sets of foot prints winding around the trees; one set human the other huge paw prints.
    • On closer inspection, he saw that three different sets of prints trailed off in three opposite directions.
    • The paw prints of a wild dog were tattooed over his left shoulder, nearly to his sun-bleached hair.
    • When it snowed in January this year there was a trail of prints which came along the top of a brick wall, across the flowerbed and down the path.
    • Serle hunched down on the ground and ran his fingers over the hoof prints.
    • Adjacent to the Sutter Creek site, tire impressions and shoe prints were found in the soil adjacent to the area of egress.
    • In some of the prints, the claw marks of the three toes are visible.
    • Beneath the window was a large puddle of mud bearing a small set of paw prints.
    • Crime scene investigators are also poised to attend garage and shed break-ins to gather finger and palm prints as part of the same operation.
    • The idea of taking the paw print of migrating dogs was a stroke of genius from a senior member of the immigration and naturalisation service, who does not wish to be identified.
    • The criminal complaint said a pair of his boots match prints found where the Rodeo fire and the one-acre fire started.
    • It was in a wood up from the beach, and in the morning we'd find the paw prints of all sorts of creatures.
    • Noah climbed over the fence, his boots leaving deep prints in the soft ground.
    • A paw print was found at one of the locations where it was seen.
    • Zoos around the country, for instance, recently gathered paw prints of jaguars whose sex, age, and size are known.
    • Having strangers to stay also means keeping the communal areas of her house immaculate - so no muddy football boots or paw prints are allowed in the hall, she adds.
    • We spent a misty day walking through the forests around Forsmark, where the newly fallen snow held the paw prints of lynx and the big M-shaped hoof marks of moose.
    • There were hoof prints at the watering holes, deer or boar or both.
    Synonyms
    impression, fingerprint, mark
    1. 2.1prints Fingerprints.
      the FBI matched the prints to those of the Las Vegas drug suspect
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Make sure that no prints of the fingers or the feet touch anything.
      • Just around the corner is the finger-printing room, where prints are still taken the old way, using ink, rollers and sheets of paper.
      • According to the investigator from the Clay County Carrier Newspaper, there were no prints and no marks inside any of the circles.
      • The Consular Section will take prints of the right and left index fingers.
      • After you've stored your prints, you place your finger on the pad and within two seconds it unlocks.
      • Her colleagues in the Scottish Criminal Records Office fingerprint bureau claimed it matched her prints.
      • The fingerprints are scanned using new inkless technology and the prints are sent to the country to be matched against their criminal database.
      • Venerella suddenly realised the smudges were fingerprints; the ink on the prints was exactly the same colour and tonality as most of the writing.
      • The FBI Laboratory compared his fingerprint record with the latent prints recovered from the phone books, but with negative results.
      • But this is the ‘Rolls Royce’ version and it is likely that the prints from only two fingers will be used on the cards on the grounds of cost.
      • Upon arrest, a computer matched his prints with fingerprints left at the scene of the Park Avenue murder.
      • The lab also confirmed that Bill's fingerprints were the only prints on the letter opener.
      • The project manager discovered clearly-visible prints inside his Vauxhall Corsa after it was broken into on the driveway of his Bradford home.
      • Sure enough, Dorcia's fingers sported the infamous prints that had baffled so many.
      • Members of the staff who had immediate access to that storage room were also fingerprinted and compared against those prints, and there are also no matches.
      • As part of the voluntary departure process, officials took prints from his two index fingers.
      • Using the latest technology they will also be able to match scanned prints to those found at unsolved crime scenes.
      • Informed sources said that the prints matched those of a man who came to the attention of the Garda Special Branch.
      • Fingerprints and footwear evidence were recovered at the scene and the prints matched the defendant's.
      • It was the Crown's case that those prints matched old footmarks found in her kitchen on a worktop and under a cooker which had been left by the person who decorated her kitchen weeks earlier.

  • 3A picture or design printed from a block or plate or copied from a painting by photography.

    the walls were hung with wildlife prints
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The forty-nine works on view include paintings, prints, sculptures, drawings, watercolors, and photographs.
    • For something more subtle, you can find navy and white wall paper in every pattern from toile to floral prints to a checkerboard design.
    • A subsequent print from an original block authorized by the artist is called a late edition.
    • The current exhibition brings together more than 300 paintings, drawings, prints, watercolors and sculptures.
    • He was selling an Ohara School folio of woodblock prints of Ikebana floral designs, circa 1910.
    • The large original painting is to hang in the Bury FC boardroom, however, a number of high quality prints will be produced for sale to supporters.
    • It includes paintings, sculpture, prints and photography, which give us a window through which we can steal a look at these largely forgotten people.
    • Ultimately, Pieter Bruegel's paintings and prints were the weightiest works deriving from the idiom.
    • More recently, their prints derive from etchings, engravings and stencils, as well.
    • The only decorations were, I think, watercolours, or some kind of coloured prints of flowers.
    • Apart from paintings her work included prints and designs for stained glass and tapestries.
    • Its people and landscape became the favorite motif of his prints and paintings.
    • The artist will be on hand to dedicate his new suite and show his latest paintings, sculpture and prints.
    • The framed pictures could have been prints, paintings, or both, and may well have included Downman's own portrait.
    • I am in a room that is wall-papered with a floral print.
    • While the vast majority of the works in the show are watercolors, there are also four oil paintings and four prints.
    • But it is not known if the blocks for these prints had been made of wood or of other materials.
    • Among the items on view are paintings, drawings, prints, posters, sculptures, zinc silhouettes and ephemera.
    • Her paintings and prints show a modern instead of an idealized picture of women.
    • For example, if the rug is floral, add framed prints or flowers in similar colors.
    Synonyms
    reproduction, copy, replica, imitation, facsimile, duplicate
    picture, design, engraving, etching, lithograph, silk screen, linocut, monoprint, plate, cut, woodcut, vignette
    1. 3.1 A photograph printed on paper from a negative or transparency.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • With this in mind, several of the printer companies have come out with printers that do prints on decent photographic paper.
      • Most of the works in the show were prints made from collodion negatives.
      • I used to make 20 or more prints from a dozen or more negatives in a printing session.
      • The public can leaf through albums of prints made from these negatives and order copy prints at the MHS Photograph Archives.
      • To make a silver gelatin print, the photographer projects light through his film onto the paper.
      • Just under the water sheet, you can see dim grass photographs, two prints coloured to the temperature of glass that glint from one sky refraction to another.
      • I have made a couple of colour prints of pics I had taken of my car some years ago when the dashboard leather had not yet faded.
      • This machine could simultaneously ‘write’ photographic images to a compact disc, while making prints from a regular negative.
      • He finally gave his negatives and prints to the town of Clayton on the condition that they be preserved for future generations.
      • He began by making both the negatives and the albumen-coated prints but soon turned the latter task over to professional printers.
      • When making a print from a negative, parts of the paper are exposed more or less than the rest to hold details in highlights or pull detail from shadows.
      • Even if I hop in the car and take a film down to the nearest 1-hour lab it'll be the best part of a day before I'm back at my desk working with the prints and negatives.
      • Salted paper prints were the first type of paper print used in photography.
      • On Saturday, I bought two prints of beautiful black-and-white photographs.
      • The December monthly competition will be open to both colour and monochrome prints.
      • The resulting negative was used to make prints on a silver-based paper, initially by print-out as Talbot had done, and later by developing.
      • Featuring a wide selection of colour and monochrome prints and slides, this show displays the diversity of interests and skills among the members.
      • Several of us took down her mailing address and will be sending her prints of the photographs that we took.
      • He photographs the collages and makes limited-edition, silver gelatin prints from a master negative.
      • For sharp prints good contact between the negative and sensitized paper is critical.
      Synonyms
      photograph, photo, snap, snapshot, shot, picture
    2. 3.2 A copy of a motion picture on film, especially a particular version of it.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Unfortunately due to bad preservation, many prints of Chinese musical films have been lost, and among those that remain few are shown with English subtitles.
      • Don't miss your opportunity to see these films in brand new prints on a big screen.
      • I can't pass judgment on the studio or the film restorers because I have no way to tell how bad the film prints were to begin with.
      • But the thing is that you have to care for these films, for these prints, so that a younger generation can see them again.
      • A week from today, the American Cinematheque in Hollywood is screening a print of the movie, 1776.
      • It's a bad print of a film that hasn't been seen much over the past 39 years.
      • The film print is extremely clean with only a little bit of grain.
      • The film print used was nearly free of speckles or nicks; only a very few were detectable.
      • I had the pleasure of seeing this print of the film on a big screen, with orchestral and choral accompaniment conducted by Einhorn.
      • There is some slight grain to the film, but the print has aged well, apart from a little shimmer in a few scenes.
      • As noted above, the print of the film is not as crisp and clean as a more recent, glossier Hollywood production might be.
      • That doesn't sound so bad until you realize it is truly the only option; the subtitles are burned into the film print.
      • However, nearly 100 cinemas that already had prints of the film showed it anyway, saying they were not served copies of the court order, and moviegoers asked what the fuss was about.
      • Let's talk widescreen: the transfer is from a pristine print of the film and is pretty near reference quality.
      • But I am told that the studio sent out almost 5000 prints of the films.
      • All of this bonus material is wonderful, but it pales in comparison to the breathtaking print of the film.
      • Don't miss this opportunity to see a beautiful print of a film that might very well be one of the best you'll see all year.
      • A slight flicker is evident from time to time, and there are numerous small scratches in both the film print and the soundtrack.
      • Marked by a distinctive black edging to the prints, Paul's film output was distinguished particularly by trick films and news films.
      • There were a few specks on the film print but they were hard to notice.

  • 4A piece of fabric or clothing with a decorative colored pattern or design printed on it.

    light summer prints
    as modifier a floral print dress
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The green, blue and yellow collections, with their combination of fresh floral prints and earthy woven checks conjure up images of rural Tuscan living.
    • There is nothing prettier or more versatile than a print summer dress that falls in a nice shape around your knees.
    • She certainly managed to attract their attention in a leopard print dress and full-length fake fur coat.
    • Grandma was wearing a beret and a floral print dress and Grandad a black sports blazer with white stripes.
    • Natasha, Vivienne and company modelled pastel richly coloured print dresses and two pieces ideal for summer weddings, the races and parties.
    • For a print fabric, convert the front pattern piece to a full piece instead of the half piece with a foldline.
    • Isabelle smiled at the Mickey Mouse apron her Nana wore over the floral print dress.
    • Women wear A-line dresses often made of a floral print fabric.
    • She turned heads with a stunning floral print silk dress and matching hat and her outfit was described as magnificent by the adjudicators.
    • Classic Japanese influences are accentuated with very short, floral prints and floral embroideries.
    • Within a few years his abstract, boldly coloured prints achieve international recognition and are a must for every fashionable lady.
    • Authentic Chinese patterns come to life in silk jacquards, prints and exquisite beaded pieces.
    • Floral prints, embroidery and accessories are the looks to go for.
    • But the colours on her floral print dress are as vivid as the flag's.
    • A floral print which is predominantly red, or possibly with a black background or a black border, could also work well here.
    • But something like the paisley print summer dress, loosely based on the Louis Vuitton catwalk model, at George at Asda is a great example of what's on offer.
    • When the surf's up, it's time to slip into tropical floral print pieces in delicious chocolate and turquoise.
    • There was a soft, teal blue carpet on the floor, and a scattering of armchairs and sofas - most were done in a floral print.
    • The clothes are very colourful and summery, with lots of prints and light fabrics.
    • She was now in a floral print dress with narrow straps that showed off her slightly bronzed shoulders (thanks to hours spent in the sun tanning).
    • The summer collection has opted for a very pretty look with the accent on floral prints, frills and floaty fabrics in a parade of colour.
    Synonyms
    printed cloth, printed fabric, printed material, patterned cloth, patterned fabric, patterned material, chintz
    1. 4.1 A printed pattern or design.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Since January this year shares in the company, famous for its floral print designs, have improved over 68%.
      • If you are wondering what to do with your old sweaters, get them dyed to give them a new look and embroider some flowers or a paisley print on them.
      • The usual choice is a solid-color opaque fabric, but you might consider a print lining under a plain color or even a patterned sheer.
      • Shocking patterns, floral prints, butterfly in the collar, bias cut and chic fabrics make the simple wear charming.
      • The print is floral with shades of green, brown, and mauve on a cream background.
      • Puffy jacquards and jacquard denim will mean we see more textured prints in this favourite fabric.
      • Remember that the patterns can be different, perhaps a check print on one and a floral print on the other, as long as they're in the same color group.
      • The skirt is a houndstooth print with black leather trim and a fringe at the hem.
      • Loud stripes and garden prints were also dominant in this particular show.
      • Tops and belts were festooned with perspex, while prints were individually developed and printed on sweaters, T-shirts and more leather.
      • Floral prints in combination with light, natural fibres like chiffon, silk and linen underscore this young and natural look.
      • Business people want new prints too, but only the most traditional patterns are welcome.
      • Its new girls' wear range for spring features lots of floral prints on dresses and capris as well as bold stripes on sweaters and fleece pullovers.
      • He saw her favourite white summer dress with the prints of red roses.
      • The girls' range is equally cute with lots of pink and white stripes and teddy prints.
      • The bed was a small singular made out of dark pinewood, and the cover was a floral print design.
      • Claire could just make out the floral print pattern of the skirt under the beige winter coat.
      • Use patches on garments with simple lines made of solid fabric or subtle prints, letting the patches, rather than the garment, be the focal point.
      • Other patterns include paisley, animal prints and bold stripes.
      • The range will include a Gore-Tex evening dress with a lace print made from the fabric, skirts, fitted frilly jackets and raincoats with delicate floral prints.
      Synonyms
      printed cloth, printed fabric, printed material, patterned cloth, patterned fabric, patterned material, chintz

Origin

Middle English (denoting the impression made by a stamp or seal): from Old French preinte ‘pressed’, feminine past participle of preindre, from Latin premere ‘to press’.

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