noun / verb
imprint
IM-print/ˌɪmprˈɪnt/
A durable mark made by pressure or printing.
The soft clay retains a recessed imprint of the leaf beside it.
Etymology
The pieces evoke pressing into a surface. Here the noun names the result rather than the action: the mark that remains after something has been pressed or stamped against it.
In context
I passed the patch of mud on which I had seen the huge imprint now I stood astonished before it for there were three similar imprints upon its surface
More examples
- Leaf imprints decorate the clay bowl.
- The machine imprints a logo on each leather wallet.
- A tire left its imprint in the now-hardened concrete.
Forms
imprint · imprints · imprinted · imprinting
Similar words
- impression
- Usually a pressed-in mark rather than one made with ink.
- stamp
- A mark produced specifically by a stamp or stamping tool.