empreinte

Definitions of empreinte
  1. noun
    (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster
  2. noun
    an impression produced by pressure or printing
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    cachet, tampon
    a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
  3. noun
    a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
    synonyms: bosse, enfoncement
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    fossette
    a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin
    rainure, sillon
    a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
    ride
    any slight depression in a surface
    bosse, encoche, enfoncement, entaille, rayure, égratignure
    a depression scratched or carved into a surface
    ride
    a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
    brisure, fissure
    a long narrow depression in a surface
    cannelure
    a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column)
    rainure
    a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together
    encoche
    a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
    ligne de vie
    a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live
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    forme concave
    a shape that curves or bends inward
  4. noun
    a device produced by pressure on a surface
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    appareil, outil
    an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
  5. noun
    a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
    synonyms: cachet, tampon
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    cachet
    a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it)
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    symbole
    an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
  6. noun
    something added by overprinting
    synonyms: impression en surcharge
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    impression
    a picture or design printed from an engraving
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