What does "blue-print" mean?

Alternative spelling of blueprint.

What is a synonym for "blue-print"?

Common synonyms include: cyanotype, ground plan, scheme, schematic, agenda, alphabet.

Blue-print

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Noun

1
Alternative spelling of blueprint. alt-of, alternative, dated
"One day he brought from the barracks a roll of blue-prints, and as he was locking them in a drawer, said: “The Germans would pay through the nose for those!”"

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cyanotype ground plan scheme schematic agenda alphabet

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"One day he brought from the barracks a roll of blue-prints, and as he was locking them in a drawer, said: “The Germans would pay through the nose for those!”"

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