underprint

English

Etymology

under- +‎ print

Adjective

underprint (comparative more underprint, superlative most underprint)

1. (printing) The addition of colour under black areas to produce a deeper black and prevent oversaturation of the paper.

Noun

underprint (plural underprints)

1. (philately) Printing underneath the main design of a stamp, intended to prevent forgery or removal of the postmark.
2. (philately, considered incorrect usage) a logo or advertising printed on the underside of a stamp; backprint.
3. (geology) A fossilised print in the rock bed that is at a deeper level than the track the creature leaving it was actually travelling on; caused by the pressure of a heavy animal or penetration of the sediment by a pointed appendage.

See also

• overprint
• perfin