handprint

noun

hand·​print ˈhan(d)-ˌprint How to pronounce handprint (audio)
: an impression of a hand on a surface

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The office features artwork of her daughters’ handprints and a memory box filled with drawings and letters from them. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2025 Authorities also found a bloody fingerprint – not a handprint as a police affidavit previously indicated – on the truck’s tailgate, as well as Decker’s dog. Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 7 July 2025 Last year, three pro-Palestinian activists were arrested and charged with public order offenses after unfurling a banner covered in red handprints outside the building, the AP reported. Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025 The Juneteenth walk took participants through Central Park to the Grayslake Heritage Center and Museum for the opportunity to add their handprints to a community art project created in the outside front courtyard. Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for handprint

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of handprint was in 1831

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“Handprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handprint. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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