2print noun
plural prints 1 [noncount] : the process of making a book, magazine, newspaper, etc.
▪ The editor's job is to prepare the manuscript for print. [=for publication] ▪ He was glad to get one of his poems into print. [=into a published magazine, book, etc.] ▪ Her first novel is still in print. [=her first novel is still being printed for sale] ▪ His biography has been out of print for years. [=his biography is no longer being printed] ▪ When is the book scheduled to go to print? [=when is the book supposed to be sent to the printer?] 2 [noncount] : the letters, numbers, or symbols used in printing something : type
▪ books with large print = large-print books [=books with large letters for people who have difficulty seeing] ▪ What is the print size of your book? — see also fine print, small print 3 [count] a : a photograph that is printed on paper
▪ black-and-white prints ▪ She bought a print [=a photographic copy] of the painting for her room.
b : a picture made from pressing an inked surface on paper
▪ a woodblock print ▪ an exhibit of 16th-century German prints 4 [count] : a mark made on the surface of something: such as a : fingerprint
▪ The detectives found his prints on the wine glass. ▪ Police dusted the house for prints.
b : footprint
▪ A muddy print on the sidewalk matched the tread on the suspect's boots. 5 [count] : cloth that has a pattern printed on it
▪ The fabric store had a variety of plaids and prints available. ▪ a floral print dress
▪ The editor's job is to prepare the manuscript for print. [=for publication] ▪ He was glad to get one of his poems into print. [=into a published magazine, book, etc.] ▪ Her first novel is still in print. [=her first novel is still being printed for sale] ▪ His biography has been out of print for years. [=his biography is no longer being printed] ▪ When is the book scheduled to go to print? [=when is the book supposed to be sent to the printer?]
▪ books with large print = large-print books [=books with large letters for people who have difficulty seeing] ▪ What is the print size of your book? — see also fine print, small print
▪ black-and-white prints ▪ She bought a print [=a photographic copy] of the painting for her room.
b : a picture made from pressing an inked surface on paper
▪ a woodblock print ▪ an exhibit of 16th-century German prints
▪ The detectives found his prints on the wine glass. ▪ Police dusted the house for prints.
b : footprint
▪ A muddy print on the sidewalk matched the tread on the suspect's boots.
▪ The fabric store had a variety of plaids and prints available. ▪ a floral print dress
