handprint

American  

[hand-print] / ˈhændˌprɪnt /

noun

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

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handprint British  

/ ˈhændˌprɪnt /

noun

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

   2. ( as modifier )

      a handprint scanner

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Example Sentences

He helps me up, and I scoop up a handful of mud and press it against his chest, leaving a brown handprint on his soaked T-shirt.

From Literature

But in the fire, she said, she lost every physical memory of him, including his neonatal intensive care unit pillow and handprint.

From Los Angeles Times

Wielding a sledgehammer to help clear the wreckage of the lodge in February, I found remnants of that community that the fire had spared: an iron triangle we struck before community dinners, a coffee cup I drank from after all-night revelries with friends, and a handprint pressed into cement by a long-ago member.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

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.

From Los Angeles Times