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Cypresses
Cypress Cy"press (s?"pr?s), n.; pl. Cypresses (-?z). [OE. cipres, cipresse, OF. cipres, F. cypr?s, L. cupressus, cyparissus (cf. the usual Lat. form cupressus), fr. Gr. ????, perh. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. g?pher, Gen. vi. 14.] (Bot) A coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus. The species are mostly evergreen, and have wood remarkable for its durability. Note: Among the trees called cypress are the common Oriental cypress, Cupressus sempervirens, the evergreen American cypress, C. thyoides (now called Chamaecyparis sphaeroidea), and the deciduous American cypress, Taxodium distichum. As having anciently been used at funerals, and to adorn tombs, the Oriental species is an emblem of mourning and sadness. Cypress vine (Bot.), a climbing plant with red or white flowers (Ipot[oe]a Quamoclit, formerly Quamoclit vulgaris).
Impresses
Impress Im"press, n.; pl. Impresses. 1. The act of impressing or making. 2. A mark made by pressure; an indentation; imprint; the image or figure of anything, formed by pressure or as if by pressure; result produced by pressure or influence. The impresses of the insides of these shells. --Woodward. This weak impress of love is as a figure Trenched in ice. --Shak. 3. Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp. --South. 4. A device. See Impresa. --Cussans. To describe . . . emblazoned shields, Impresses quaint. --Milton. 5. [See Imprest, Press to force into service.] The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed. Why such impress of shipwrights? --Shak. Impress gang, a party of men, with an officer, employed to impress seamen for ships of war; a press gang. Impress money, a sum of money paid, immediately upon their entering service, to men who have been impressed.

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- "the press" Press (newspaper), a list of newspapers Press TV, an Iranian television network Press (surname), a family name of English and origin Press Cruthers...
- jobbing presses, small presses capable of printing small-format pieces such as billheads, letterheads, business cards, and envelopes. Jobbing presses were...
- also notes whether a press belongs to the ****ociation of University Presses (AUP), the ****ociation of European University Presses (AEUP), ****ociation of...
- function: forging presses, stamping presses, press brakes, punch press, etc. their structure, e.g. Knuckle-joint press, **** press, Expeller press their controllability:...
- dependence and domestic monopoly: The European news cartel and US ****ociated presses, 1861–1932." Media History 12.1 (2006): 19–35. Renaud, Jean-Luc. "US government...
- overhead press, also known as the shoulder press, strict press or military press, is an upper-body weight training exercise in which the trainee presses a weight...
- Oxford, and Secretary to the Delegates was determined to install printing presses in 1668, making it the university's first central print shop. In 1674,...
- The Press (Māori: Te Matatika) is a daily newspaper published in Christchurch, New Zealand, owned by media business Stuff Ltd. First published in 1861...
- By 1956, the three leading American vanity presses (Vantage Press, Exposition Press, and Pageant Press) were each publishing more than 100 titles per...
- ****ociation of University Presses (AUPresses) is an ****ociation of nonprofit, mostly, but not exclusively, North American university presses. It is based in New...