thumb-print

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noun The impression or mark of the inner surface of the terminal joint of the thumb, made upon any receptive surface; especially, the print formed by inking this surface of the thumb and pressing it on paper. Such impressions or prints show the arrangement, of the lines on the surface of the skin, which vary in different persons, and are thus valuable for purposes of identification. See finger-print.

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In some cases, detainees are forced to sign or thumb-print statements under torture or duress without being allowed to read them.

Murder and torture 'carried out by both sides' of uprising against Libyan regime 2011
Press a small peanut butter cup into the thumb-print—what a taste treat that would be!

The Christmas Cookie Cookbook Ann Pearlman 2010
The thumb-print of Paradise was on the post-card, and the same print was on the blank sheet of paper that had arrived in the envelope from Scotland Yard.

Dear Carl Ginny Woods 2010
Each voter would turn in one ballot and one thumb-print card.

The Volokh Conspiracy » A Stolen Election in New York? 2009
I'm gonna have to agree with chrisr on this one: that looks like a thumb-print scar or restraint scar.

Hot Topic: You're So Vein Cosmo7 2009
The black ink was smudged by his greasy thumb-print.

The Vesuvius Club Mark Gatiss 2004
If he gave you a slice of bread-and-butter there was always a black thumb-print on it.

The Road to Wigan Pier 2004
The black ink was smudged by his greasy thumb-print.

The Vesuvius Club Mark Gatiss 2004
My friend also claims that many times, from portion of thumb-print found on head of shell, he can reconstruct full print of person who had pushed same into carriage.

Murder Canyon Blacher, Joan 2002
Just sign and thumb-print this assignment, Mr. Groby.

The Space Merchants Pohl, Frederik 1952