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impressure

American  
[im-presh-er] / ɪmˈprɛʃ ər /

noun

Archaic.
  1. impression.


impressure British  
/ ɪmˈprɛʃə /

noun

  1. an archaic word for impression

"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

Etymology

Origin of impressure

1590–1600; impress 1 + -ure, modeled on pressure


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Her very phrases!—By your leave, wax.—Soft!—and the impressure her Lucrece, with which she uses to seal: 'tis my lady.

From Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

To the unknown beloved, this, and my good wishes: her very phrases!—By your leave, wax.—Soft!—and the impressure her Lucrece, with which she uses to seal: 'tis my lady: To whom should this be?

From Twelfth Night or, What You Will by J P Kemble

Lean but on a Rush, The cicatrice and capable impressure Thy palm some moment keeps.

From The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare by Henry Nicholson Ellacombe

Soft! and the impressure her Lucrece, with which she uses to seal; 't is my lady.

From Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

At this first view the lake has that look of a serene obliviousness to the flight of passing centuries, that impressure of eternity, that belongs to all great works of God or man.

From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by William Denison Lyman

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