Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IM-PRESS'-GANG, n.

A party of men with an officer, employed to impress seamen for ships of war. [See Press-gang.]

IM-PRESS-I-BIL'I-TY, n.

The quality of being impressible

IM-PRESS'I-BLE, a.

1. That may be impressed; that yields to pressure; that may receive impressions. Solid bodies are not easily impressible.
2. That may be impressed; that may have its figure stamped on another body.

IM-PRESS'I-BLY, adv.

In a manner to make impression.

IM-PRESS'ING, ppr.

Imprinting; stamping; fixing in the mind; compelling into service.

IM-PRES'SION, n. [Fr.; L. impressio.]

1. The act of impressing, as one body on another; as, a figure made by impression.
2. Mark; indentation; stamp made by pressure; as, a seal makes an impression on wax.
3. The effect which objects produce on the mind. Thus we say, the truths of the gospel make an impression on the mind; they make no impression, or a deep and lasting impression. The heart is impressed with love or gratitude. We lie open to the impressions of flattery.
4. Image in the mind; idea.
5. Sensible effect. The artillery made no impression on the fort. The attack made no impression on the enemy.
6. A single edition of a book; the books printed at once; as, a copy of the last impression. The whole impression of the work was sold in a month.
7. Slight, indistinct remembrance. I have an impression that the fact was stated to me, but I can not clearly recollect it.

IM-PRES'SION-A-BLE, a.

Susceptible of impression; that can be impressed.

IM-PRESS'IVE, a.

1. Making or tending to make an impression; having the power of affecting, or of exciting attention and feeling; adapted to touch sensibility or the conscience; as, an impressive discourse; an impressive scene.
2. Capable of being impressed; susceptible. Spenser.

IM-PRESS'IVE-LY, adv.

In a manner to touch sensibility or to awaken conscience; in a manner to produce a powerful effect on the mind.

IM-PRESS'IVE-NESS, a.

The quality of being impressive

IM-PRESS'MENT, a.

1. The act of impressing men into public service; as, the impressment of seamen.
2. The act of compelling into any service; as, the impressment of nurses to attend the sick.
3. The act of seizing for public use; as, the impressment of provisions for the army. Marshall.

IM-PRESS'URE, n.

The mark made by pressure; indentation; dent; impression. Shak.

IM'PREST, n. [It. imprestare.]

A kind of earnest-money; loan; money advanced. Burke.

IM-PREST', v.t.

To advance on loan.

IM-PREV'A-LENCE, n.

Incapability of prevailing. Hall.

IM-PRI-MA'TUR, n. [L. let it be printed.]

A license to print a book, &c.

IM-PRIM'ER-Y, n. [Fr. imprimerie.]

A print; impression; a printing-house; art of printing. [Not in use.]

IM-PRI'MIS, adv. [L. imprimis, for in primis.]

In the first place; first in order.

IM'PRINT, n.

The name of the publisher of a book inserted in the title page; the place where published.

IM-PRINT', v.t. [It. imprimere; Sp. imprimir; Fr. imprimer; L. imprimo; in and premo, to press. See Print.]

1. To impress; to mark by pressure; as, a character or device imprinted on wax or cloth.
2. To stamp letters and words on paper by means of types; to print.
3. To fix on the mind or memory; to impress. Let your father's admonitions and instructions be imprinted on your mind.

IM-PRINT'ED, pp.

Marked by pressure; printed; fixed in the mind or memory.

IM-PRINT'ING, ppr.

Marking by pressure; printing; fixing on the mind or memory.

IM-PRIS'ON, v.t. [impriz'n; Fr. emprisonner; in and prison.]

1. To put into a prison; to confine in a prison or jail, or to arrest and detain. In custody in any place.
2. To confine; to shut up; to restrain from escape; to be imprisoned in a cell. He imprisoned was in chains remediless. Spenser. Try to imprison the resistless winds. Dryden.

IM-PRIS'ON-ED, pp.

confined in a prison or jail; restrained from escape or from going at large.

IM-PRIS'ON-ER, n.

One who imprisons another. Clayton.