6. To send by express messenger; to forward by special opportunity, or through the medium of an express; as, to express a package.
Syn.
— To declare; utter; signify; testify; intimate.
EXPRESSAGE
Ex*press"age (;48), n.
Defn: The charge for carrying a parcel by express.
EXPRESSIBLE
Ex*press"i*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being expressed, squeezed out, shown, represented,
or uttered.
— Express"i*bly,adv.
EXPRESSION
Ex*pres"sion, n. Etym: [L. expressio. cf. F. expression.]
1. The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or eliciting; as, a forcible expression of truth.
2. The act of declaring or signifying; declaration; utterance; as, an expression of the public will. With this tone of philosophy were mingled expressions of sympathy. Prescott.
3. Lively or vivid representation of meaning, sentiment, or feeling, etc.; significant and impressive indication, whether by language, appearance, or gesture; that manner or style which gives life and suggestive force to ideas and sentiments; as, he reads with expression; her performance on the piano has expression. The imitators of Shakespeare, fixing their attention on his wonderful power of expression, have directed their imitation to this. M. Arnold.