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backprint

backprint noun: the mark or impression left by a person's back having been pressed against a surface.

Noun

backprint (plural backprints)

  1. The mark or impression left by a person's back having been pressed against a surface.
    • The season lasted about as long as it took McNeely to leave his backprint on the canvas.Apr. 1997, "World Cup I", WaterSki, page 80
  2. Printing on the reverse side of a poster, postage stamp, or other printed material, usually for purposes of identification.
    • Needless to say, the machine applying the backprint did not always function well and - there you go — there exist strips of five coil stamps without the backprint.1999, American Philatelic Research Library, Philatelic Literature Review - Volumes 48-49, page 180
    • The numbers in this column indicate which backprint appears on that card.2000, Eric King, The Collector's Guide to Psychedelic Rock Concert Posters, Postcards, and Handbills 1965-1973, Volume 1, page 637

Verb

backprint (third-person singular simple present backprints, present participle backprinting, simple past and past participle backprinted)

  1. (transitive) To print something onto the back of an object or document.

Forms of backprint

Noun
pluralbackprints
Verb
third-person singular presentbackprints
present participlebackprinting
past participlebackprinted
pastbackprinted

Origin of backprint

From back + print.

Questions about backprint

What does backprint mean?
Backprint means the mark or impression left by a person's back having been pressed against a surface.
What part of speech is backprint?
Backprint can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of backprint?
The plural of backprint is backprints.

Words near backprint in the dictionary

  1. backprime
  2. backprimed
  3. backprimes
  4. backpriming
  5. backprimings
  6. backprint
  7. backprinted
  8. backprinting
  9. backprints
  10. backproject
  11. backprojected

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