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screen-print

American  
[skreen-print] / ˈskrinˌprɪnt /
Or screenprint

noun

  1. a print made by the silkscreen process.


verb (used with object)

  1. to print by silkscreen.

Etymology

Origin of screen-print

First recorded in 1925–30; (silk)screen ( def. ) + print ( def. )

Example Sentences

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When those employees left, they had to learn how to screen-print and embroider themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

Consider this long-sleeve, retro-graphic, screen-print shirt in mint for someone on your list.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 4, 2021

The few rolls he did develop he intended to screen-print on to silk scarves, but Leeds Art Gallery took an interest in the images and gave him his first exhibition in 1975.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2019

You’ll also pass excellent vintage shops and record stores, small art galleries, a working silversmith and a local designer’s screen-print T-shirt stall.

From New York Times Apr. 25, 2019

He had worn the same haircut for ten years, and dressed in the same screen-print T-shirts and bluejeans, but his perception of himself was changing.

From The New Yorker Apr. 20, 2015

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