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Webster 1913 Edition

Imprint

Im-print′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Imptrinted
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Imprinting
.]
[OE.
emprenten
, F.
empreint
, p. p. of
empreindre
to imprint, fr. L.
imprimere
to impres, imprint. See 1st
In-
,
Print
, and cf.
Impress
.]
1.
To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp.
And sees his num’rous herds
imprint
her sands.
Prior.
2.
To stamp or mark, as letters on paper, by means of type, plates, stamps, or the like; to print the mark (figures, letters, etc., upon something).
Nature
imprints
upon whate'er we see,
That has a heart and life in it, “Be free.”
Cowper.
3.
To fix indelibly or permanently, as in the mind or memory; to impress.

Im′print

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
empreinte
impress, stamp. See
Imprint
,
Verb.
T.
]
Whatever is impressed or imprinted; the impress or mark left by something; specifically, the name of the printer or publisher (usually) with the time and place of issue, in the title-page of a book, or on any printed sheet.
“That imprint of their hands.”
Buckle.

Webster 1828 Edition

Imprint

IMPRINT'

,
Verb.
T.
[L. imprimo; in and premo, to press. See Print.]
1.
To impress; to make by pressure; as a character or device imprinted on wax or cloth.
2.
To stamp letters and words on paper by means of types; to print.
3.
To fix on the mind or memory; to impress. Let your father's admonitions and instructions be imprinted on your mind.

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