Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An emblem or device with a motto.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A device: an Italian term often used in English, especially of such devices as were peculiarly personal in their character. See
device , 7, and impress, n., 2. Alsoimprese .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Her.) A device on a shield or seal, or used as a bookplate or the like.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun heraldry A
device on ashield orseal , or used as abookplate etc.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Darell el alternativismo de la realidad impresa bajo tonadas e imagenes elocuentes casi tactiles cien porciento volatiles bajo tambien la sorpresa de hombres dominados por su instinto controlado por maquinas para que al final sea el mismo hombre quien se destruya asi mismo bajo la vision de sus propios miedos y fracasos para quedar absolutamente solo aunque este este rodeado de los mismos seres inertes y ya sin corazon ….
Splitting The Atom film by Edouard Salier « Massive Attack Blog 2010
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(Por favor note: para ser admitido deberá presentar una copia impresa de la confirmación del RSVP)
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As a transparent allusion to the impresa of the Montefeltro ostrich, the egg emphasizes this conflation.
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008
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Cheles states simply, "[Chess] involves two antagonistic sides of which the strongest wins," noting that this would accord with the proximity of the impresa of the tenacious ostrich in the dado beneath. 253 Tenzer adds: "The carved pieces should be associated with skill of mind predominating over Fortune to achieve victory, not only in the game of chess but also in the more serious pursuit of war."
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008
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Akin to the image of the squirrel, the impresa of the crane, found in both studioli, signifies a leader who "keeps his head up" to forewarn his subjects.
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008
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Reid To Bush: If You Come After Us, We'll Hit Back Every Bit As Aggressively 2009
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El resto, sigue siendo prensa tradicional que se consume impresa…
Print is still king: Only 3 percent of newspaper reading happens online » Nieman Journalism Lab 2009
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L'audace impresa a compiere/Io ti darò valore (liquido)
Archive 2006-10-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2006
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L'audace impresa a compiere/Io ti darò valore (liquido)
L'audace impresa a compiere / Io ti darò valore (liquido) Matthew Guerrieri 2006
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Soho the Dog: L'audace impresa a compiere/Io ti darò valore (liquido)
L'audace impresa a compiere / Io ti darò valore (liquido) Matthew Guerrieri 2006
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