impresa

[im-prey-zuh]

im·pre·sa

[im-prey-zuh]
noun, plural im·pre·sas, im·pre·se [-zey] . Obsolete.
1.
a device or emblem.
2.
a motto.
Also, im·prese [im-preez] .


Origin:
1580–90; < Italian: literally, undertaking, noun use of feminine of impreso, past participle of imprendere to undertake; see emprise
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Impresa is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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impresa or imprese (ɪmˈpreɪzə, ɪmˈpriːz)
 
n
an emblem or device, usually a motto, as on a coat of arms
 
[C16: from Italian, literally: undertaking, hence deed of chivalry, motto, from imprendere to undertake; see emprise]
 
imprese or imprese
 
n
 
[C16: from Italian, literally: undertaking, hence deed of chivalry, motto, from imprendere to undertake; see emprise]

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