v.
- produce (books, newspapers, etc.) by a mechanical process involving the transfer of text or designs to paper.
▸produce (text or a picture) in such a way.
▸publish.
▸produce a paper copy of (information stored on a computer).
▸produce (a photographic print) from a negative.
- write clearly without joining the letters.
- mark with a coloured design or pattern.
▸make (a mark or indentation) by pressing something on a surface or soft substance.
- fix firmly or indelibly in someone's mind.
n.
- the text appearing in a book, newspaper, etc.
▸the state of being available in published form.
▸
[as modifier]
relating to the printing industry or the printed media.
▸informal a newspaper.
- an indentation or mark left on a surface or soft substance by pressure.
▸
(prints)
fingerprints.
- a printed picture or design.
▸a photograph printed on paper from a negative or transparency.
▸a copy of a motion picture on film.
- a piece of fabric or clothing with a coloured pattern or design.
▸a pattern or design of this type.
Phrase
- in print
- (of a book) available from the publisher.
- in published form.
- out of print
(of a book) no longer available from the publisher.
Derivative
- printability n.
- printable adj.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. preinte ‘pressed’, fem. past part. of preindre, from L. premere ‘to press’.