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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Impresa \Im*pre"sa\ ([-e]m*pr[=a]"s[.a]), noun [It. See {Emprise}, and cf. {Impress}, noun, 4.] (Her.) A device on a shield or seal, or used as a bookplate or the like. [Written also {imprese} and {impress}.]
My impresa to your lordship; a swain Flying to a laurel for shelter. --J. Webster.
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