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4. Printed letters; the impression taken from type, as to excellence, form, size, etc.; as, small print; large
print; this line is in print.
5. That which is produced by printing. Specifically: (a) An impression taken from anything, as from
an engraved plate. "The prints which we see of antiquities." Dryden. (b) A printed publication, more
especially a newspaper or other periodical. Addison. (c) A printed cloth; a fabric figured by stamping,
especially calico or cotton cloth. (d) A photographic copy, or positive picture, on prepared paper, as
from a negative, or from a drawing on transparent paper.
6. (Founding) A core print. See under Core.
Blue print, a copy in white lines on a blue ground, of a drawing, plan, tracing, etc., or a positive picture
in blue and white, from a negative, produced by photographic printing on peculiarly prepared paper. —
In print. (a) In a printed form; issued from the press; published. Shak. (b) To the letter; with accurateness.
"All this I speak in print." Shak. — Out of print. See under Out. — Print works, a factory where
cloth, as calico, is printed.
Printa-ble
(Print"a-ble) a. Worthy to be published. [R.]
Printer
(Print"er) n. One who prints; especially, one who prints books, newspapers, engravings, etc., a
compositor; a typesetter; a pressman.
Printer's devil, Printer's gauge. See under Devil, and Gauge. — Printer's ink. See Printing ink,
below.
Printery
(Print"er*y) n. A place where cloth is printed; print works; also, a printing office. [R.]
Printing
(Print"ing), n. The act, art, or practice of impressing letters, characters, or figures on paper,
cloth, or other material; the business of a printer, including typesetting and presswork, with their adjuncts; typography; also,
the act of producing photographic prints.
Block printing. See under Block. — Printing frame (Photog.), a shallow box, usually having a
glass front, in which prints are made by exposure to light. — Printing house, a printing office. —
Printing ink, ink used in printing books, newspapers, etc. It is composed of lampblack or ivory black
mingled with linseed or nut oil, made thick by boiling and burning. Other ingredients are employed for
the finer qualities. Ure. — Printing office, a place where books, pamphlets, or newspapers, etc.,
are printed. — Printing paper, paper used in the printing of books, pamphlets, newspapers, and the
like, as distinguished from writing paper, wrapping paper, etc. — Printing press, a press for printing,
books, newspaper, handbills, etc. — Printing wheel, a wheel with letters or figures on its periphery,
used in machines for paging or numbering, or in ticket-printing machines, typewriters, etc.; a type wheel.
Printless
(Print"less), a. Making no imprint. Milton.
Printless
(Print"less), a. Making no imprint. Milton.
Printshop
(Print"shop`), n. A shop where prints are sold.
Prior
(Pri"or) a. [L. prior former, previous, better, superior; compar. corresponding to primus first, and
pro for. See Former, and cf. Prime, a., and Pre-, Pro-.] Preceding in the order of time; former; antecedent; anterior; previous; as,
a prior discovery; prior obligation; — used elliptically in cases like the following: he lived alone [in the
time] prior to his marriage.
Prior
(Pri"or), n. [OE. priour, OF. priour, prior, priur, F. prieur, from L. prior former, superior. See
Prior, a.] (Eccl.) The superior of a priory, and next below an abbot in dignity.
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