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| affected1 |
touched emotionally; moved; impressed. [1/2 definitions] |
| ingrain |
firmly fixed or impressed; ingrained. [1/4 definitions] |
| ingrained |
firmly impressed or fixed. [1/2 definitions] |
| seal1 |
a design, emblem, or embossed or impressed figure used to make a document authentic or official. [2/10 definitions] |
| silkscreen |
a method of printmaking employing a framed screen of silk or other fine fabric, on which a stencil design of impermeable film is impressed, and through which ink is pressed, through the pores not blocked by the design, onto a flat printing surface; serigraphy. [1/4 definitions] |
| susceptible |
easily influenced or impressed (usu. fol. by "to"). [1/4 definitions] |
| watermark |
a pattern impressed into paper that is visible when the paper is held up to light. [1/3 definitions] |
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