imprint
v.
leave a mental image, affect, impress; press, stamp; make a mark using pressure
n.
mark, stamp, impression, sign; publisher's name on a book
Imprint
imprint
Noun
1. a distinctive influence; "English stills bears the imprint of the Norman invasion"
(hypernym) influence
(derivation) form
2. a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"
(synonym) depression, impression
(hypernym) concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature
(hyponym) dimple
3. an identification of a publisher; a publisher's name along with the date and address and edition that is printed at the bottom of the title page; "the book was publsihed under a distinguished imprint"
(hypernym) identification
4. an impression produced by pressure or printing
(synonym) embossment
(hypernym) stamp, impression
(derivation) impress
5. a device produced by pressure on a surface
(hypernym) device
(hyponym) impression
Verb
1. establish or impress firmly in the mind; "We imprint our ideas onto our children"
(synonym) form
(hypernym) influence, act upon, work
2. mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax"
(synonym) impress
(hypernym) change surface
(hyponym) stamp
(entail) press
(derivation) embossment
Imprint
(v. 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.
(v. t.)
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).
(v. t.)
To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp.
(v. t.)
To fix indelibly or permanently, as in the mind or memory; to impress.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
imprint
Brief note in the margin of a map giving all or some of the following: date of publication, printing, name of publisher, printer, place of publication, number of copies printed, and related information. 1/3/73
référence de publication
Note brève en marge d'une carte, donnant tout ou partie des éléments suivants: date de publication, d'impression, nom de l'éditeur, de l'imprimeur, lieu de publication, nombre d'exemplaires imprimés et renseignements correspondants. 1/3/73