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proof sheets

proof sheets is the plural of proof sheet.

Meaning of proof sheet

Noun

proof sheet (plural proof sheets)

  1. A page of proofed text; a sheet used to make corrections, emendations, etc. before being printed for use.
    • Across his face were the proof-sheets of his first, small, delicate-looking volume…A small page, the type black and still odorous!1924, Ford Madox Ford, Some Do Not… (Parade's End), Penguin, published 2012, page 12
  2. A contact print.

Questions about proof sheets

What is proof sheets the plural of?
Proof sheets is the plural of proof sheet.

Words near proof sheets in the dictionary

  1. proof planes
  2. proof positive
  3. proof reader
  4. proof readers
  5. proof sheet
  6. proof sheets
  7. proof spirit
  8. proof spirits
  9. proof system
  10. proof systems
  11. proof-listen

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