Print

v. t.	1.	To fix or impress, as a stamp, mark, character, idea, etc., into or upon something. [imp. & p. p. Printed; p. pr. & vb. n. Printing.] A look will print a thought that never may remove. - Surrey. Upon his breastplate he beholds a dint, Which in that field young Edward's sword did print. - Sir John Beaumont. Perhaps some footsteps printed in the clay. - Roscommon.
	2.	To stamp something in or upon; to make an impression or mark upon by pressure, or as by pressure. Forth on his fiery steed betimes he rode, That scarcely prints the turf on which he trod. - Dryden.
	3.	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.
	4.	To stamp or impress with colored figures or patterns; as, to print calico.
	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. Printed goods textile fabrics printed in patterns, especially cotton cloths, or calicoes.
v. i.	1.	To use or practice the art of typography; to take impressions of letters, figures, or electrotypes, engraved plates, or the like.
	2.	To publish a book or an article. From the moment he prints, he must except to hear no more truth. - Pope.
n.	1.	A mark made by impression; a line, character, figure, or indentation, made by the pressure of one thing on another; as, the print of teeth or nails in flesh; the print of the foot in sand or snow. Where print of human feet was never seen. - Dryden.
	2.	A stamp or die for molding or impressing an ornamental design upon an object; as, a butter print.
	3.	That which receives an impression, as from a stamp or mold; as, a print of butter.
	4.	Printed letters; the impression taken from type, as to excellence, form, size, etc.; as, small print; large print; this line is in print.
	5.	That which is produced by printing.
	6.	(Founding) A core print. See under Core. Blue print a copy in white lines on a blue ground, of a drawing, plan, tracing, etc., or a positive picture in blue and white, from a negative, produced by photographic printing on peculiarly prepared paper. In print a - In a printed form; issued from the press; published b - To the letter; with accurateness. - Shak. Out of print See under Out. - Shak. Print works a factory where cloth, as calico, is printed.

Noun	1.	print - the result of the printing process; "I want to see it in black and white" Synonyms: black and white
	2.	print - a picture or design printed from an engraving
	3.	print - a visible indication made on a surface; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere" Synonyms: mark
	4.	print - a copy of a movie on film (especially a particular version of it)
	5.	print - a fabric with a dyed pattern pressed onto it (usually by engraved rollers)
	6.	print - a printed picture produced from a photographic negative Synonyms: photographic print
Verb	1.	print - put into print; "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce"; "These news should not be printed" Synonyms: publish
	2.	print - write as if with print; not cursive
	3.	print - make into a print; "print the negative"
	4.	print - reproduce by printing Synonyms: impress

(language)

PRINT - PRe-edited INTerpreter. An early mathematics language for the IBM 705. [Sammet 1969, p. 134].

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