printmaking

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noun

The field of art concerned, roughly, with the transfer of ink or paint from a plate or block or through a screen mesh to paper.

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Meanings

nounprintmaking (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe field of art concerned, roughly, with the transfer of ink or paint from a plate or block or through a screen mesh to paper.

Origin

From print + making.

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APA

printmaking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/printmaking

MLA

“printmaking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/printmaking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “printmaking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/printmaking.

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