handprint

[ hand-print ]

/ ˈhændˌprɪnt /

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noun

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

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Words nearby handprint

handphone, handpick, hand-picked, hand-piece, hand press, handprint, hand puppet, handrail, hand-ride, handroll, handrub

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How to use handprint in a sentence

They are full and complete human beings, each one of them capable of love and loss, carrying the handprint or photo or locket of their child, their mother, their wife, close, so close, to their hearts.
The One Story That Captures the Immigrant Experience Like No Other|Suketu Mehta|September 17, 2021|Time
As a boy he was always the first to leave his handprint in wet cement or to carve his initials onto an attic beam.
Evelyn Waugh's Grandson on the Secret Behind 'Brideshead'|Alexander Waugh|April 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Obviously the gate would open to the handprint of a Von Rausch or a Farren.
The Cartels Jungle|Irving E. Cox, Jr.

British Dictionary definitions for handprint

handprint

/ (ˈhændˌprɪnt) /

noun

the mark left by the impression of a hand
(as modifier)a handprint scanner

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