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Definition of Fine print

1. Noun. The part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type. "Don't sign a contract without reading the fine print"

2. Noun. Material printed in small type. "He needed his glasses in order to read the fine print"

Definition of Fine print

1. Noun. (idiomatic) The details, restrictions, terms, or conditions, especially of a contract, often printed in very small type. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fine Print

fine-tune fine-tuned fine-tuned universe fine-tuned universes fine-tunes fine-tuning fine art fine arts fine as frog hair fine feathers make fine birds

fine leg fine legs fine line fine needle aspiration fine needle biopsy fine print (current term) fine spray fine structure fine structure mapping fine tremor

fineable fined finedraw finedrawing finedrawn finedraws finedrew fineer fineered

Literary usage of Fine print

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Romance of the American Theatre by Mary Caroline Crawford (1913)
"... devotes nearly a column and a half of fine print to commendation: " It was a brilliant occasion," we read, " and it was signalized by a noble ..."

2. The Young Mother: Or, Management of Children in Regard to Health by William Andrus Alcott (1838)
"Formerly, our apartments were neither so steadily nor so generally heated ; and we rose earlier, and consequently went to bed earlier. 2. The fine print of ..."

3. Choice Words: How Our Language Affects Children's Learningby Peter H. Johnston by Peter H. Johnston (2004)
"In some ways, you might view this appendix as the fine print—the "some restrictions apply" and "void where prohibited" clauses. Language turns out to be a ..."

4. The Cure of Imperfect Sight by Treatment Without Glasses by William Horatio Bates (1920)
"On the contrary, the reading of fine print, when it can be done without ... The reason is that fine print cannot be read in a dim light and close to the ..."

5. Catalogus Bibliothecae Harleianaeby William Oldys, Samuel Johnson, Michael Maittaire, Thomas Osborne by William Oldys, Samuel Johnson, Michael Maittaire, Thomas Osborne (1743)
"V. A fine Print of Henrietta Miria, King Charles'3 Queen, ... A very fine Print of the two Daughters of Lord Wharton, ..."

6. First Lessons in Latin by Elisha Jones (1884)
"A. & G. l ; 2 : A. & S. 2, ; 3,,2; 4 : В. 3-ю, w. fine print under 6 and 7: B. & M. S ; S; в; 7: G.; 2; 6 : H. 2-4, w. fine print under 3 and 4 : С., 2. л? ..."

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