screen-printing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of screen-printing
First recorded in 1930–40; (silk)screen ( def. ) + printing
Example Sentences
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This year, “the tariffs were just the double whammy; that was the nail in the coffin,” said Randy Vines, who co-owns the custom design and screen-printing business with his twin brother Jeff.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025
Printed on silk, cotton, linen and other materials using traditional screen-printing techniques — cut stencils or, on occasion, photo transfers — the imagery is figurative as well as abstract.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2022
Their T-shirt and screen-printing business narrowly weathered that storm but is now feeling the pinch again as the cost of materials skyrockets and customers look to keep their own bank accounts from being drained.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2022
Pioneering Washington printmaker Lou Stovall knows as well as anyone that screen-printing is often used for such purely functional endeavors as poster and sign-making.
From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2022
In 2009, Abloh met Kanye West - now called Ye - while he was working at a screen-printing store.
From Washington Times • Nov. 28, 2021
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