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blueprinting

[bloo-prin-ting] Origin

blue·print·ing

[bloo-prin-ting]
noun Automotive Slang.
the procedure of improving the performance of an engine by dismantling and then rebuilding the reciprocating parts so that they meet exact tolerances.

Origin:
1815–25, for literal sense; blueprint + -ing1

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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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blue·print

[bloo-print]
noun
1.
a process of photographic printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, which produces a white line on a blue background.
2.
a print made by this process.
3.
a detailed outline or plan of action: a blueprint for success.
verb (used with object)
4.
to make a blueprint of or for.

Origin:
1885–90; blue + print

blue·print·er, noun
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blueprint
1886, from blue + print. Figurative sense of "detailed plan" is attested from 1926.
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