embossed
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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“Come party with us tonight,” the women said, handing out embossed invitations to passing lawyers.
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026
Six feet tall, richly embossed, enhanced with jewels, crowned with a gilded cross and bearing a dozen gilded angels, it was commissioned by the Spanish king Philip IV, who died before delivery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025
Her wavy brown hair hangs loose around her face, and she wears a ring embossed with an “E” that her grandmother Elsa gave her when she was young.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025
The perfumes themselves are contained in wooden capsules with a key embossed on one side, which opens up the gold dispenser when turned.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024
There in the lead was King Azaz, his dazzling armor embossed with every letter in the alphabet, and, with him, the Mathemagician, brandishing a freshly sharpened staff.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
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