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overprint Definition

over·print (ō′vər print′; also, and for n.always, ō′vər print′)

transitive verb

to print over or on top of (a previously printed surface)

noun

  1. anything overprinted
    1. anything officially printed over the original design on a stamp
    2. a stamp so overprinted
overprint Usage Examples

Object

  • card: Cards supplied blank for overprinting The cards shown below are supplied blank with envelopes.
  • stamp: Some of the stamps overprinted Official have the overprint at the top while others have it at the bottom.
  • map: All the controls are shown on an overprinted map.
  • service: We offer an overprinting service for many of our products at economical rates.
  • stationery: Unlike many other school suppliers, we manufacture your overprinted stationery ourselves on purpose-built machines.
  • page: Please note that both files have a watermark overprinting each page.

Subject

  • development: Some of ridges were streamlined and overprinted by subsequent drumlin development, while others remained unaffected.

Modifies a noun

  • detail: Q: Is there a word limit applied to the card's overprint details?
  • option: Since you're using object-specific overprint options, be sure to select the Preserve Document Overprints option.
  • varnish: Most overprint varnishes are covered by the acrylic, polyester and alkyd approaches described under ' Coatings ' , of course without any pigmentation.

Modifying Another Word

  • then: These maps are then overprinted with trenches or other detail.

Infinitive complement

  • show: The Michelin road maps in the 1:200 000 scale series are overprinted to show the location of each Commonwealth cemetery and memorial.

Preposition: in

  • red: On the back is an overprint in red in five lines reading ' Franco-British Exhibition / 1908. / Diploma of Honor.
  • color: The 5kg product is packed into clear plastic bags that are overprinted in a blue background color.

Preposition: with

  • logo: Orders of 200 or more Apollo lighters can be overprinted with a logo, making them ideal corporate or promotional gifts.
  • word: Half the sheet was overprinted with the words ' Travel Agents Visit 1977 ' and the other half with ' Visit Nova Scotia ' .

Preposition: by

  • development: Some of ridges were streamlined and overprinted by subsequent drumlin development, while others remained unaffected.
  • company: Two-thirds of small-scale venues preferred to get blank print if overprinting by the company was out of the question.