proof sheet

American  

noun

1. a printer's proof.

2. Photography. a contact print.

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Etymology

Origin of proof sheet

First recorded in 1615–25

Example Sentences

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proof sheet

Instagram was a really nice way of starting to put the work out, and I think it is a real proof sheet of people’s work.

From Time ● Jan. 18, 2016

In proof of his penurious disposition, it is recorded of him that he invariably dined alone, and a soiled proof sheet, or an old newspaper, was his common substitute for a table-cloth.

From Curiosities of Human Nature by Anonymous

I have now, however, the pleasure of sending under a separate cover, the first proof sheet of your Lordship's Poem, which is so good as to be entitled to all your care to render perfect.

From The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2 by Prothero, Rowland E. (Rowland Edmund), Baron Ernle

In point of fact, while the proof sheet of the first message was being read, the lunar shadow would have been loitering among the Alleghanies.

From The Story of Eclipses by Chambers, George F. (George Frederick)

Our proof sheet came out with the message, "We Can Fallow!"

From Land of the Burnt Thigh by Voorhies, Stephen J.