resist printing

American  

noun

1. a fabric-printing method in which a dye-resistant substance is applied to certain specified areas of the material prior to immersion in a dye bath and subsequently removed so as to permit the original hue to act as a pattern against the colored ground.

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Example Sentences

Two bouts of hyperinflation last century helped give Germans a “genetic code” that makes them resist “printing more money,” Economy Minister Philipp Roesler told the conference.

From BusinessWeek

But rarer is the U. S. editor, as Mr. Shaw knows, who can resist printing readable copy.

From Time Magazine Archive