Overprint Definition

ōvər-prĭnt
overprints
verb
overprints
To print over or on top of (a previously printed surface)
Webster's New World
To imprint over with something more, especially to print over with another color.
American Heritage
To add an overprint.
Wiktionary

(printing) To overlap different colours to avoid gaps.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • print over
noun
overprints
A mark or impression made by overprinting.
American Heritage
Anything overprinted.
Webster's New World
Anything officially printed over the original design on a stamp.
Webster's New World
A stamp so overprinted.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Overprint

Noun

Singular:
overprint
Plural:
overprints

Origin of Overprint

  • over- +"Ž print

    From Wiktionary

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