prints
English meaning: Prints
Definition
Books and other material created by printing presses, considered collectively or as a medium.
Example
“TV and the internet haven't killed print.”
Another example: “She ordered glossy prints of her holiday photographs.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Plural of 'print', used for produced images or pictures (photographic, artistic engravings), patterned fabric designs, or, as a verb form, the act of printing. Common in art, photography and fashion contexts.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old French 'preinte' (impression), from Latin 'premere' (to press); the sense of a reproduced image dates to the 16th century.
Synonyms
- impressions
- reproductions
- engravings
- copies
Related Words
Common Collocations
- fine art prints
- fingerprints
- photographic prints
- floral prints
- limited-edition prints
- framed prints
Word Forms
print (n & v); prints; printed; printing
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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Language information
- Language
- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Indo-European
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