Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Print \Print\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Printed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Printing}.] [Abbrev. fr. imprint. See {Imprint}, and {Press}
   to squeeze.]
   1. To fix or impress, as a stamp, mark, character, idea,
      etc., into or upon something.

            A look will print a thought that never may remove.
                                                  --Surrey.

            Upon his breastplate he beholds a dint, Which in
            that field young Edward's sword did print. --Sir
                                                  John Beaumont.

            Perhaps some footsteps printed in the clay.
                                                  --Roscommon.

   2. To stamp something in or upon; to make an impression or
      mark upon by pressure, or as by pressure.

            Forth on his fiery steed betimes he rode, That
            scarcely prints the turf on which he trod. --Dryden.

   3. Specifically: To strike off an impression or impressions
      of, from type, or from stereotype, electrotype, or
      engraved plates, or the like; in a wider sense, to do the
      typesetting, presswork, etc., of (a book or other
      publication); as, to print books, newspapers, pictures; to
      print an edition of a book.

   4. To stamp or impress with colored figures or patterns; as,
      to print calico.

   5. (Photog.) To take (a copy, a positive picture, etc.), from
      a negative, a transparent drawing, or the like, by the
      action of light upon a sensitized surface.

   {Printed goods}, textile fabrics printed in patterns,
      especially cotton cloths, or calicoes.

Printing \Print"ing\, n.
   The act, art, or practice of impressing letters, characters,
   or figures on paper, cloth, or other material; the business
   of a printer, including typesetting and presswork, with their
   adjuncts; typography; also, the act of producing photographic
   prints.

   {Block printing}. See under {Block}.

   {Printing frame} (Photog.), a shallow box, usually having a
      glass front, in which prints are made by exposure to
      light.

   {Printing house}, a printing office.

   {Printing ink}, ink used in printing books, newspapers, etc.
      It is composed of lampblack or ivory black mingled with
      linseed or nut oil, made thick by boiling and burning.
      Other ingredients are employed for the finer qualities.
      --Ure.

   {Printing office}, a place where books, pamphlets, or
      newspapers, etc., are printed.

   {Printing paper}, paper used in the printing of books,
      pamphlets, newspapers, and the like, as distinguished from
      writing paper, wrapping paper, etc.

   {Printing press}, a press for printing, books, newspaper,
      handbills, etc.

   {Printing wheel}, a wheel with letters or figures on its
      periphery, used in machines for paging or numbering, or in
      ticket-printing machines, typewriters, etc.; a type wheel.

Source : WordNet®

printing
     n 1: text handwritten in the style of printed matter
     2: the business of printing
     3: reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
        [syn: {printing process}]
     4: all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off
        an initial printing of 2000 copies" [syn: {impression}]