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To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp. And sees his num'rous herds imprint her sands. Prior.

To imprint again.

utz. It computes logarithmic and other mathematical tables of a high degree of intricacy, imprinting the results on a leaden plate, from which a stereotype plate is then directly made.

To engrave or imprint. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.

To impress with great distinctness; to imprint; to imitate exactly.

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Social standing or rank; quality; dignity. God hath imprinted his authority in several parts, upon several estates of men. Jer. Taylor.

o press, stamp, or print something in or upon; to mark by pressure, or as by pressure; to imprint (that which bears the impression). His heart, like an agate, with your print impressed. Shak.

To write or engrave; to mark down as something to be read; to imprint. Inscribe a verse on this relenting stone. Pope.

To mark or imprint with lines. A crooked wrinkle interlines my brow. Marlowe.

A trace, dot, line, imprint, or discoloration, although not regarded as a token or sign; a scratch, scar, stain, etc.; as, this pencil makes a fine mark. I have some marks of yours upon my pate. Shak.

A hardened steel roller having a design in relief, used for imprinting a reversed copy of the design in a softer metal, as copper.

Making no imprint. Milton.

Fig.: To impress; to imprint; to fix deeply; as, to stamp virtuous principles on the heart. God . . . has stamped no original characters on our minds wherein we may read his being. Locke.

To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave; as, truth written on the heart.