The
act of impressing, or the state of being impressed; the communication
of a stamp, mold, style, or character, by external force or by
influence.
That which is impressed; stamp; mark;
indentation; sensible result of an influence exerted from
without.
That which impresses, or exercises an
effect, action, or agency; appearance; phenomenon.
Influence or effect on the senses or the
intellect hence, interest, concern.
An indistinct notion, remembrance, or
belief.
Impressiveness; emphasis of
delivery.
The pressure of the type
on the paper, or the result of such pressure, as regards its
appearance; as, a heavy impression; a clear, or a poor,
impression; also, a single copy as the result of printing, or
the whole edition printed at a given time.
In painting, the first coat of color, as
the priming in house painting and the like.
A print on paper from a
wood block, metal plate, or the like.
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