Definition of Handstamp

1. Noun. A stamp (usually made of rubber) for imprinting a mark or design by hand.

Exact synonyms: Rubber Stamp
Generic synonyms: Seal, Stamp

2. Verb. Stamp with a rubber stamp, usually an indication of official approval on a document.
Exact synonyms: Rubberstamp
Generic synonyms: Stamp

Definition of Handstamp

1. Noun. A rubber stamp; a stamp applied by hand. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Handstamp

1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Handstamp

handsomed
handsomely
handsomeness
handsomenesses
handsomer
handsomes
handsomest
handsoming
handspan
handspans
handspike
handspikes
handspring
handsprings
handspun
handstamp (current term)
handstamped
handstamping
handstamps
handstand
handstands
handstitched
handstroke
handstrokes
handsy
handwarmer
handwash
handwashing
handwave
handwaved

Literary usage of Handstamp

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

1. The Philatelist (1874)
"... adhesives are fastened when sold ; on the back of this is a circular handstamp inscribed " Stationery (Shop) Charet, 6, November, 1873, St. Petersburg. ..."

2. The Philatelist: An Illustrated Magazine for Stamp Collectors (1876)
"The handstamp hitherto struck on the lower or closed flap of the envelopes in blue on the white paper, has given place to one which shows the characters ..."

3. The Etiquette of Correspondence by Helen Elizabeth Gavit (1900)
"But to write or handstamp in the body of a circular a date, name, or anything else, renders it a personal communication, and therefore subject to letter ..."

4. The Publishers' and Stationers' Weekly Trade Circular by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia (1872)
"handstamp Manufacturers, Die Sinkers, Picture Frame Manufacturers ; including also Druggists and others who keep Books, News, Fancy Goods, Sheet Music, ..."

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