misprint

Noun

misprint (plural misprints)

1. An accidental mistake in print.
   • Near-synonyms: typo; lapsus calami, lapsus plumæ
   • There is a misprint in the first print run: On page 42 where the character yells, "You're going to catch a cod if you spend all night fishing", the dialogue was meant to say, "You're going to catch a cold if you spend all night fishing."

   Synonyms:

   typo, lapsus calami, lapsus plumæ

Verb

IPA/mɪsˈpɹɪnt/

misprint (third-person singular simple present misprints, present participle misprinting, simple past and past participle misprinted)

1. To make a misprint.
   • I misprinted his name on the invitation. He's called James, not Jambes.
   • [...] the northbound trains involved are the 8.15 a.m. (not p.m. as misprinted last month) and 10.15 a.m. from Buchanan Street - [...].1961 October, “Motive Power Miscellany: Scottish Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 638