Also spelled adpress
verb
Meanings
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verb
to press closely against a surface or against another part
A frightened bird may appress its feathers tightly to the body.
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Etymology
Adapted from Latin appress-, the participial stem of apprimere ("to press close"), from ad- ("toward") + premere ("to press"). Botanical and zoological writing uses appressed for structures lying flat against a surface.