proof sheet

noun

A page of proofed text; a sheet used to make corrections, emendations, etc. before being printed for use.

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Meanings

nounproof sheet (plural proof sheets)

plural proof sheets · alternative proofsheet

  1. mediaA page of proofed text; a sheet used to make corrections, emendations, etc. before being printed for use.

    Across his face were the proof-sheets of his first, small, delicate-looking volume…A small page, the type black and still odorous!

    1924, Ford Madox Ford, Some Do Not… (Parade's End), Penguin, published 2012, page 12
  2. artsA contact print.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
contact print

Translations

Bulgarian шпалта
  • шпалта (špalta)page of proofed text
Chinese Mandarin 校樣 /校样
  • 校樣 /校样 (jiàoyàng)page of proofed text
Finnish korjausvedos, oikovedos
  • korjausvedospage of proofed text
  • oikovedospage of proofed text
Cite this entry
APA

proof sheet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proof%20sheet

MLA

“proof sheet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proof%20sheet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proof sheet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proof%20sheet.

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