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surprinted

surprinted is the simple past and past participle of surprint.

Meaning of surprint

Verb

surprint (third-person singular simple present surprints, present participle surprinting, simple past and past participle surprinted)

  1. To print text or graphics elements on top of a background that is a different tint of the same color.
    • Only lines and areas which are to print as blacks or solids can be surprinted.1924, Harry Appleton Groesbeck, The Process and Practice of Photo-engraving, page 96

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Questions about surprinted

What is surprinted the simple past and past participle of?
Surprinted is the simple past and past participle of surprint.

Words near surprinted in the dictionary

  1. surpoose
  2. surpooses
  3. Surprenant
  4. Surprenants
  5. surprint
  6. surprinted
  7. surprinting
  8. surprints
  9. surpris'd
  10. surprisable
  11. surprisal

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