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Definition of Impressing
1. impress [v] - See also: impress
Lexicographical Neighbors of Impressing
Literary usage of Impressing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut [1636-1776] by Connecticut, Connecticut General Assembly, Connecticut Council, James Hammond Trumbull, Connecticut Council of Safety, Charles Jeremy Hoadly (1880)
"Provided nevertheless, That if any person shall enlist previous to such detachment
or impressing, or within twenty- four hours after, he shall receive the ..."
2. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1909)
"His services were now employed by Henry upon a commission under the Earl of
Surrey, lord high admiral, for recruiting the royal navy by impressing ships of ..."
3. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1883)
"Placed in a glass on the deck of the vessel, it sent out magnificent flashes of
light, especially when irritated, impressing the beholders that it had the ..."
4. The Correspondence of the Right Honourable Sir John Sinclair, Bart.: With by John Sinclair (1831)
"PLAN For establishing a neto Naval Resource, by which the necessity of impressing
Seamen, unless in periods of great public danger, would be prevented. ..."
5. Public School Methods (1921)
"(b) impressing THE STORY. After the story is told, then comes the test, the
application, and seat work for occupation. Questioning should be done ..."
6. Collections by CT Historical Society (1908)
"... or impressing thirty good effective men to be imploy'd in scouting on ye
Frontiers from Londonderry to Barrington & so up to ..."
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