\Im*print"\, v. 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.

         Ideas of those two different things distinctly
         imprinted on his mind.                --Locke.

\Im"print\, n. [Cf. F. empreinte impress, stamp. See
{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. ``That imprint
of their hands.'' --Buckle.