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emboss
[ em-baws, -bos ]
verb (used with object)
- to raise or represent (surface designs) in relief.
- to decorate (a surface) with raised ornament.
- Metalworking. to raise a design on (a blank) with dies of similar pattern, one the negative of the other. Compare coin ( def 10 ).
- to cause to bulge out; make protuberant.
emboss
/ ɪmˈbɒs /
verb
- to mould or carve (a decoration or design) on (a surface) so that it is raised above the surface in low relief
- to cause to bulge; make protrude
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Derived Forms
- emˈbosser, noun
- emˈbossment, noun
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Other Words From
- em·bossa·ble adjective
- em·bosser noun
- em·bossment noun
- unem·bossed adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of emboss1
C14: from Old French embocer, from em- + boce boss ²
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Example Sentences
In our earlier days did we not emboss our bosoms with the daffodils, and shake them almost unto shedding with our transport?
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When he was preparing his magnificent vase for the Exhibition, he was advised to emboss it with the royal arms of England.
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But there is a way by which almost anyone may emboss stationery at home with one's own design at no expense whatever.
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Steel dies for flower-shapes have a cutting edge, so that they can stamp out and emboss in one action.
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It is cover'd with Dutch emboss'd paper, almost totally gilt.
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