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appressed

American  
[uh-prest] / əˈprɛst /

adjective

  1. pressed closely against or fitting closely to something.

appressed British  
/ əˈprɛst /

adjective

  1. pressed closely against, but not joined to, a surface

    leaves appressed to a stem
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of appressed

1785–95; < Latin appress ( us ) pressed to (past participle of apprimere ), equivalent to ap- ap- 1 + pressus ( see press 1) + -ed 2

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