imprint

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a distinctive influence
noun a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
noun 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

From Old French empreinte, from the past participle of empreindre, from Latin imprimere.

Every gesture bore the imprint of distinction. — Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Unknown
There was an appalling imprint upon these faces. — The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War, Stephen Crane
Some bear the imprint "Cosmopoli 1886." public reference libraries? — The Life of Sir Richard Burton, Thomas Wright

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