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1. (n.) impost
a tax; duty; levy.
2. impost
the weight assigned to a horse in a race.
3. (n.) impost
the point of springing of an arch; spring.
4. impost
an architectural feature immediately beneath this point.
Etymology: (1655–65; < F imposte < It imposta < L: fem. of impostus (ptp.): see impost1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) customs, customs duty, custom, impost
money collected under a tariff
2. (noun) springer, impost
the lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs
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1. (noun) impost
that which is imposed or levied; a tax, tribute, or duty; especially, a duty or tax laid by goverment on goods imported into a country
2. (noun) impost
the top member of a pillar, pier, wall, etc., upon which the weight of an arch rests
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