OVERPRINT

overprint, surprint

(noun) something added by overprinting

overprint, print over

(verb) print (additional text or colors) onto an already imprinted paper

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

overprint (plural overprints)

(philately) The addition of new text on a previously printed stamp, usually to add a surcharge or change the face value.

Verb

overprint (third-person singular simple present overprints, present participle overprinting, simple past and past participle overprinted)

To print over what has already been printed.

(transitive, philately) To add an overprint to (a stamp).

(transitive) To print too many copies of.

(printing) To overlap different colours to avoid gaps.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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