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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Print \Print\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Printed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Printing}.] [Abbrev. fr. imprint. See {Imprint}, and {Press}
to squeeze.]
1. To fix or impress, as a stamp, mark, character, idea,
etc., into or upon something.
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A look will print a thought that never may remove.
--Surrey.
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Upon his breastplate he beholds a dint,
Which in that field young Edward's sword did print.
--Sir John
Beaumont.
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Perhaps some footsteps printed in the clay.
--Roscommon.
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2. To stamp something in or upon; to make an impression or
mark upon by pressure, or as by pressure.
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Forth on his fiery steed betimes he rode,
That scarcely prints the turf on which he trod.
--Dryden.
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3. Specifically: To strike off an impression or impressions
of, from type, or from stereotype, electrotype, or
engraved plates, or the like; in a wider sense, to do the
typesetting, presswork, etc., of (a book or other
publication); as, to print books, newspapers, pictures; to
print an edition of a book.
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4. To stamp or impress with colored figures or patterns; as,
to print calico.
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5. (Photog.) To take (a copy, a positive picture, etc.), from
a negative, a transparent drawing, or the like, by the
action of light upon a sensitized surface.
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{Printed goods}, textile fabrics printed in patterns,
especially cotton cloths, or calicoes.
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