English

Alternative forms

• proofsheet

Noun

proof sheet ‎(plural proof sheets)

1. (printing) A page of proofed text; a sheet used to make corrections, emendations etc. before being printed for use.
   • 1924, Ford Madox Ford, Some Do Not…, Penguin 2012 (Parade's End), p. 12:

     Across his face were the proof-sheets of his first, small, delicate-looking volume…A small page, the type black and still odorous!

2. (photography) A contact print