I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb
Etymology: over (I) + print
1.
a. : to print over (matter already printed) with something additional : surprint : imprint
b. : to print too many copies of
2. photography
a. : to print too long or with too great an intensity of light
b. : to print (one image) on another
3.
a. : to place an overprint on (a stamp)
b. : to mark (a stamp) with a specified overprint
a stamp overprinted Samoa
c. : to make (a specified mark) on a stamp as an overprint
overprint a date on a stamp
4. : to type (typewriter characters) one over another to form a character not on the keys
a star is formed by overprinting A and v
II. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
1. : something added by overprinting
road classification is shown by a red overprint — U.S. Geology Survey
2.
a. : a printed marking (as a letter, figure, name, date, inscription) added to a postage or revenue stamp before its sale as a postage or revenue item ; especially : one that alters the original (as in denomination, locality, or use) or that commemorates a special event — compare surcharge
b. : a stamp bearing an overprint
III. adjective
: used in overprinting
overprint ink
overprint varnish