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backprint en · NOUN

Etymology

From back + print.

Meanings

1. The mark or impression left by a person's back having been pressed against a surface.
   • The season lasted about as long as it took McNeely to leave his backprint on the canvas. Apr. 1997, "World Cup I", WaterSki, page 80
2. Printing on the reverse side of a poster, postage stamp, or other printed material, usually for purposes of identification.
   • The numbers in this column indicate which backprint appears on that card. 2000, Eric King, The Collector's Guide to Psychedelic Rock Concert Posters, Postcards, and Handbills 1965-1973, Volume 1, page 637:
   • Needless to say, the machine applying the backprint did not always function well and - there you go — there exist strips of five coil stamps without the backprint. 1999, American Philatelic Research Library, Philatelic Literature Review - Volumes 48-49, page 180:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
backprints	Number=Plur		lexicographic

backprint en · VERB

Etymology

From back + print.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To print something onto the back of an object or document.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
backprinted	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
backprinted	Tense=Past		lexicographic
backprints	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
backprinting	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic