handprint

[hand-print]

noun

1. an impression or mark made with the palm and fingers on a surface.

handprint

/ ˈhændˌprɪnt /

noun

1. 1. the mark left by the impression of a hand

   2. ( as modifier )

      a handprint scanner

Example Sentences

During an emotionally charged event, one women stood with her back to the prime minster in protest, a black handprint painted across her mouth.

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They also hosted a handprint ceremony — à la Hollywood Walk of Fame — for Trejo’s father, the iconic actor Danny Trejo, who grew up in Echo Park and appeared in the original film.

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Curator Helen Strudwick said the complete handprint, which dates to 2055 to 1650BC, was "a rare and exciting" find.

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"I have never seen such a complete handprint on an Egyptian object before."

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The handprint found underneath was probably made when someone, perhaps the potter, moved the house out of the workshop to dry before firing in a kiln, according to the researchers.

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