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.
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. 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.
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.
Print, v. i. 1. To use or practice the art of typography; to take
impressions of letters, figures, or electrotypes, engraved plates, or
the like.