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handprint

Pronunciation: [ˈhændprɪnt]

Word

Context: "identification"

(noun) a mark left by the hand that shows the shape and details of a person's fingers and palm. This can be used to identify who someone is, like when we leave our handprints in wet cement for fun.

Example

The child's handprint was preserved in the cement as a special memory.

Example

He wiped away the fingerprints, so there was no handprint to identify him.

Example

Can you see the handprint on the wall from when we painted the room?

Context: "art"

(noun) a creative impression made using someone's hand. This is often done in art projects where a person dips their hand in paint and presses it onto paper.

Example

She created a beautiful painting using colorful handprints.

Example

The artwork didn't turn out well because there was no handprint visible.

Example

Would you like to make a handprint art project for the art class?

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