printing
noun
[ ˈprɪntɪŋ ]
• the production of books, newspapers, or other printed material.
• "the invention of printing"
print
verb
• produce (books, newspapers, etc.), especially in large quantities, by a mechanical process involving the transfer of text or designs to paper.
• "a thousand copies of the book were printed"
Similar:
set in print,
send to press,
run off,
preprint,
reprint,
pull,
proof,
copy,
reproduce,
list,
dump,
put to bed,
litho,
• write (text) clearly without joining the letters together.
• "print your name and address on the back of the cheque"
• mark (a surface, typically a fabric or garment) with a coloured design or pattern.
• "a delicate fabric printed with roses"
Similar:
imprint,
impress,
stamp,
mark,
brand,
punch,
inscribe,
engrave,
chase,
etch,
carve,
deboss,
emboss,
Origin:
Middle English (denoting the impression made by a stamp or seal): from Old French preinte ‘pressed’, feminine past participle of preindre, from Latin premere ‘to press’.
in print
• (of a book) available from the publisher.
• "he was surprised to find it was still in print"
Similar:
published,
printed,
available in bookshops,
obtainable in the shops,
in circulation,
on the market,
on the shelves,
• in printed or published form.
• "she did not live to see her work in print"
Similar:
printed,
in black and white,
on paper,
published,
out,
on the streets,
