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impressure

impressure noun: dent; impression.

Noun

impressure (plural impressures)

  1. (obsolete) dent; impression
    • Lean but upon a rush, / The cicatrice and capable impressure / Thy palm some moment keeps.c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

Forms of impressure

pluralimpressures

Origin of impressure

Compare Old French impressure, Late Latin impressūra.

Questions about impressure

What does impressure mean?
Impressure means dent; impression.
What part of speech is impressure?
Impressure is a noun.
What is the plural of impressure?
The plural of impressure is impressures.

Words near impressure in the dictionary

  1. impresst
  2. impresstaurant
  3. impresstaurants
  4. impressum
  5. impressums
  6. impressure
  7. impressures
  8. imprest
  9. imprestable
  10. imprested
  11. impresting

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