impresa

[ im-prey-zuh ]

/ ɪmˈpreɪ zə /

noun, plural im·pre·sas, im·pre·se [im-prey-zey]. /ɪmˈpreɪ zeɪ/. Obsolete.

a device or emblem.

a motto.

Also im·prese

[im-preez]. /ɪmˈpriz/.

Origin of impresa

1580–90; <Italian: literally, undertaking, noun use of feminine of impreso, past participle of imprendere to undertake; see emprise

Words nearby impresa

imprecation, imprecise, impredicative, impregnable, impregnate, impresa, impresario, imprescriptible, impress, impressible, impression

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Example sentences from the Web for impresa

Every one from the highest rank downwards had his personal devise or impresa, or more often a series of them.
Jewellery|H. Clifford Smith,
Her impresa, the crescent of Diana, is conspicuous on his palaces, and he even caused it to be engraved upon his coins.
Ten Thousand Wonderful Things|Edmund Fillingham King
She assumed as her impresa the chantepleure, with the sorrowful motto: “Plus ne m'est rien: rien ne m'est plus.”
Illuminated Manuscripts|John W. Bradley

British Dictionary definitions for impresa

impresa

imprese (ɪmˈpriːz)

/ (ɪmˈpreɪzə) /

noun

an emblem or device, usually a motto, as on a coat of arms

Word Origin for impresa

C16: from Italian, literally: undertaking, hence deed of chivalry, motto, from imprendere to undertake; see emprise

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单词	impresa
释义	impresa [ im-prey-zuh ] / ɪmˈpreɪ zə / noun, plural im·pre·sas, im·pre·se [im-prey-zey]. /ɪmˈpreɪ zeɪ/. Obsolete. a device or emblem. a motto. Also im·prese [im-preez]. /ɪmˈpriz/. Origin of impresa 1580–90; <Italian: literally, undertaking, noun use of feminine of impreso, past participle of imprendere to undertake; see emprise Words nearby impresa imprecation, imprecise, impredicative, impregnable, impregnate, impresa, impresario, imprescriptible, impress, impressible, impression Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for impresa Every one from the highest rank downwards had his personal devise or impresa, or more often a series of them. Jewellery\|H. Clifford Smith, Her impresa, the crescent of Diana, is conspicuous on his palaces, and he even caused it to be engraved upon his coins. Ten Thousand Wonderful Things\|Edmund Fillingham King She assumed as her impresa the chantepleure, with the sorrowful motto: “Plus ne m'est rien: rien ne m'est plus.” Illuminated Manuscripts\|John W. Bradley British Dictionary definitions for impresa impresa imprese (ɪmˈpriːz) / (ɪmˈpreɪzə) / noun an emblem or device, usually a motto, as on a coat of arms Word Origin for impresa C16: from Italian, literally: undertaking, hence deed of chivalry, motto, from imprendere to undertake; see emprise Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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