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Definition of "handprint" []

  • An outline or indentation left by a hand. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "handprint" in a sentence
  • "Note: Yes that adorable handprint is Daniel’s and was on the front of a delightful Mother’s Day card he made for me at school."
  • "Reducing the number of people allowed into vaults where secret information is stored and putting in place high-tech security devices -- like electronic code locks or "biometric" devices (such as handprint-scanners) -- to record the movements of people into restricted areas."
  • "On one of our outings, we went to the village of Castillo to see the ancient "handprint" pictographs that were painted by the indigenous Tehuelche people."