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Imposing
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
The act of imposing the columns of a page, or the pages of a sheet. See Impose, v. t., 4. Imposing stone (Print.), the stone on which the pages or columns of types are imposed or made into forms; - - called also imposing table.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Laying as a duty; enjoining.
2. Adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; commanding; as, an imposing air; an imposing spectacle. "Large and imposing edifices." Bp. Hobart.
3. Deceiving; deluding; misleading.