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<hw>Ex*press"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>expr\'8as</ets>, L. <ets>expressus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>exprimere</ets> to express; <ets>ex</ets>. out + <ets>premere</ets> To press. See <er>Press</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Exactly representing; exact.</def>

<blockquote>Their human countenance The <b>express</b> resemblance of the gods. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Directly and distinctly stated; declared in terms; not implied or left to inference; made unambiguous by intention and care; clear; not dubious; <as>as, <ex>express</ex> consent; an <ex>express</ex> statement.</as></def>

<blockquote>I have <i>express</i> commandment. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Intended for a particular purpose; relating to an express; sent on a particular errand; dispatched with special speed; <as>as, an <ex>express</ex> messenger or train</as>. Also used adverbially.</def>

<blockquote> A messenger sent <b>express</b> from the other world. <i>Atterbury.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Express color</col>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <cd>See the Note under <er>Color</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, 8.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Explicit; clear; unambiguous. See <er>Explicit</er>.</syn>

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<hw>Ex*press"</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>expr\'8as</ets> a messenger.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain declaration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>The only remanent <b>express</b> of Christ's sacrifice on earth. <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier; hence, a regular and fast conveyance; commonly, a company or system for the prompt and safe transportation of merchandise or parcels; also, a railway train for transporting passengers or goods with speed and punctuality.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>An express office.</def>

<blockquote>She charged him . . . to ask at the <b>express</b> if anything came up from town. <i>E. E. Hale.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>That which is sent by an express messenger or message.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Eikon Basilike.</i>

<cs><col>Express office</col>, <cd>an office where packages for an express are received or delivered.</cd></cs>

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<hw>Ex*press"</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Expressed</er><tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Expressing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>espresser</ets>, <ets>expresser</ets>, L. <ets>exprimere</ets>, <ets>expressum</ets>. See <er>Express</er>,<tt>a.</tt>; cf. <er>Sprain</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To press or squeeze out; <as>as, to <ex>express</ex> the juice of grapes, or of apples</as>; hence, to extort; to elicit.</def>

<blockquote>All the fruits out of which drink is <b>expressed</b>. <i>Bacon.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>And th'idle breath all utterly <b>expressed</b>. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Halters and racks can not <b>express</b> from thee More than by deeds. <i>B. Jonson.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To make or offer a representation of; to show by a copy or likeness; to represent; to resemble.</def>

<blockquote>Each skillful artist shall <b>express</b> thy form. <i>E. Smith.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>So kids and whelps their sires and dams <b>express</b>. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To give a true impression of; to represent and make known; to manifest plainly; to show in general; to exhibit, as an opinion or feeling, by a look, gesture, and esp. by language; to declare; to utter; to tell.</def>

<blockquote>My words <b>express</b> my purpose. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>