handprint en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhænd.pɹɪnt/
Etymology
From hand + print.
Meanings
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A visible mark left on a surface by the contact of a hand, not limited to fingerprints.
The floor was covered with handprints, footprints, and pawprints.
Vera was made to dip her hand into the bird's blood and then make a handprint on a sheet of paper while the witches all chanted some mumbo-jumbo.
1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 58:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| handprints | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
hu kézlenyomat (a visible mark left on a surface by the contact of a hand, not limited to fingerprints) · hu kéznyom (a visible mark left on a surface by the contact of a hand, not limited to fingerprints)