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The act of seizing for public use, or of impressing into public service; compulsion to serve; as, the impressment of provisions or of sailors. The great scandal of our naval service -- impressment -- died a protracted death. J. H. Burton.

One who, or that which, impresses. Boyle.

Dent; impression. [Obs.] Shak.

The quality of being incompressible, or incapable of reduction in volume by pressure; -- formerly supposed to be a property of liquids. The incompressibility of water is not absolute. Rees.

Not compressible; incapable of being reduced by force or pressure into a smaller compass or volume; resisting compression; as, many liquids and solids appear to be almost incompressible. -- In`com*press"i*ble*ness, n.

Not capable of expression or utterance in language; ineffable; unspeakable; indescribable; unutterable; as, inexpressible grief or pleasure. "Inexpressible grandeur." Blair. In orbs Of circuit inexpressible they stood. Milton.

Breeches; trousers. [Colloq. or Slang] Ld. Lytton.

In an inexpressible manner or degree; unspeakably; unutterably. Spectator.

Inexpressible. [R.]

The state or quality of being inexpressive.

Not oppressive or burdensome. O. Wolcott.

That can not be suppressed or concealed; irrepressible. Young. -- In`sup*press"i*bly, adv.

Insuppressible. [Obs.] "The insuppressive mettle of our spirits." Shak.

Pressure acting within. [R.]

Not capable of being repressed, restrained, or controlled; as, irrepressible joy; an irrepressible conflict. W. H. Steward.

In a manner or to a degree that can not be repressed.

Print; letters and words impressed on paper or other material by types; -- often used of the reading matter in distinction from the illustrations. Letterpress printing, printing directly from type, in distinction from printing from plates.

Having, employing, or exerting, a low degree of pressure. Low- pressure steam engine, a steam engine in which low steam is used; often applied to a condensing engine even when steam at high pressure is used. See Steam engine.

Wrong expression.

further development, on more rigorously scientific lines, of the theory and practice of Impressionism, originated by George Seurat (1859-91), and carried on by Paul Signac (1863- -) and others. Its method is marked by the laying of pure primary colors in minute dots upon a white ground, any given line being produced by…