misprint

plural misprints

1. An accidental mistake in print.

   Near-synonyms: typo; lapsus calami, lapsus plumæ

   2 more examples

   There is a misprint in the first print run: On page 42 where the character yells, "You're going to catch a cod if you spend all night fishing", the dialogue was meant to say, "You're going to catch a cold if you spend all night fishing."

   Black's last looks like a misprint for the recommended 4...P-KN3. His Pawn moves bring him real trouble.

   1951 April, Jack W. Collins, “Postal Games from Chess Review Tourneys”, in Chess Review

   Synonyms: typo, lapsus calami, lapsus plumæ

present singular third person misprints · participle present misprinting · participle past misprinted · past misprinted

1. To make a misprint.

   I misprinted his name on the invitation. He's called James, not Jambes.

   1 more example

   [...] the northbound trains involved are the 8.15 a.m. (not p.m. as misprinted last month) and 10.15 a.m. from Buchanan Street - [...].

   1961 October, “Motive Power Miscellany: Scottish Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 638