overprinting in English

verb
1
print additional matter on (a stamp or other surface already bearing print).
menus will be overprinted with company logos
2
print too many copies of.
Inexperience with the book trade resulted in our erring on the side of overprinting our books too heavily throughout 2002, so that our anticipated profit is in fact sitting in our warehouse in the form of books.
3
make (a print or other positive) darker than intended.
There is often a blue cast that overprints the entire photo, which results from blue backscattering from the atmosphere.

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1. You don't see that overprinting in later Cretonnes

2. Actinic-energy-ray-curable ink composition for overprinting

3. In the Alhamilla unit several progressive overprinting, ductile deformation phases were induced during the movements of the nappes.

4. 4 They are thinly foliated and at places laminated, both structures being probably caused by tectonic overprinting.

5. This age difference could be explained by slow cooling or by thermal overprinting at 760–800 Ma that has updated the microcline.

6. Other effects included burnishing by rubbing with agate to brighten colours; varnishing; overprinting; dusting with metal or mica; and sprays to imitate falling snow.

7. In 1897 a shortage of 3-Aurar stamps led to the overprinting of 5-aurur stamps with þrir or þrir / 3; these are rare, and unfortunately excellent counterfeits have been produced