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handprint

/ˈhænd.pɹɪnt/

handprint noun: a visible mark left on a surface by the contact of a hand, not limited to fingerprints.

Noun

handprint (plural handprints)

  1. A visible mark left on a surface by the contact of a hand, not limited to fingerprints.
    • The floor was covered with handprints, footprints, and pawprints.
    • Vera was made to dip her hand into the bird's blood and then make a handprint on a sheet of paper while the witches all chanted some mumbo-jumbo.1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 58

Forms of handprint

pluralhandprints

Origin of handprint

From hand + print.

Questions about handprint

What does handprint mean?
Handprint means a visible mark left on a surface by the contact of a hand, not limited to fingerprints.
What part of speech is handprint?
Handprint is a noun.
How do you pronounce handprint?
Handprint is pronounced /ˈhænd.pɹɪnt/.
What is the plural of handprint?
The plural of handprint is handprints.

Words near handprint in the dictionary

  1. handplay
  2. handpost
  3. handposts
  4. handpress
  5. handpresses
  6. handprint
  7. handprinted
  8. handprints
  9. handproduce
  10. handproduced
  11. handproduces

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