proof sheet
Americannoun
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a printer's proof.
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Photography. a contact print.
Etymology
Origin of proof sheet
First recorded in 1615–25
Example Sentences
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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
He took up an old proof sheet and began to glance through it, frowning thoughtfully.
From The Prince and Betty by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
The McClure Press had died the natural death of the proof sheet, and the proof king was submerged in the cause of prohibition.
From Land of the Burnt Thigh by Voorhies, Stephen J.
For illustrations of these corrections, the reader may examine the specimen proof sheet on page 276.
From News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories by Spencer, M. Lyle (Matthew Lyle)
A corrected galley proof will be returned in the form shown in the specimen proof sheet printed on page 276.
From News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories by Spencer, M. Lyle (Matthew Lyle)
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