A look will print a thought that never may remove.
--Surrey.
Upon his breastplate he beholds a dint, Which in
that field young Edward's sword did print. --Sir
John Beaumont.
Perhaps some footsteps printed in the clay.
--Roscommon.
2. To stamp something in or upon; to make an impression or
mark upon by pressure, or as by pressure.
Forth on his fiery steed betimes he rode, That
scarcely prints the turf on which he trod. --Dryden.
3. Specifically: To strike off an impression or impressions
of, from type, or from stereotype, electrotype, or
engraved plates, or the like; in a wider sense, to do the
typesetting, presswork, etc., of (a book or other
publication); as, to print books, newspapers, pictures; to
print an edition of a book.
4. To stamp or impress with colored figures or patterns; as,
to print calico.
5. (Photog.) To take (a copy, a positive picture, etc.), from
a negative, a transparent drawing, or the like, by the
action of light upon a sensitized surface.
{Printed goods}, textile fabrics printed in patterns,
especially cotton cloths, or calicoes.