a mark or depression made by pressure
the fossil imprint of a dinosaur's foot
a publisher's name printed at the foot of a title-page, or a printer's name on any publication
a brand name under which a range of books are published
an indelible distinguishing mark, effect, or influence
Their work bears a sort of regional imprint — Malcolm Cowley
[early French empreinte, fem past part. of empreindre to imprint, from Latin imprimere: see impress1]