Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Press
press, n. [ME < Fr. < L. pressāre.] (webplay: feet, people, safest, tight, truth).
- Pressure; crush; force; weight; strain; tension; [fig.] overabundance; excess; suffocating surfeit; overwhelming surplus.
- Crowd; throng; multitude.
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