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1. (v.t.) emboss
to raise (designs) from a surface; represent in relief.
2. emboss
to decorate (a surface) with raised ornament.
3. emboss
to raise a design on (a blank) with dies of similar pattern, one the negative of the other.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < MF embocer=em-em -1+-bocer, der. of boceboss2)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) emboss, boss, stamp
raise in a relief
"embossed stationery"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) emboss
to arise the surface of into bosses or protuberances; particularly, to ornament with raised work
2. (verb) emboss
to raise in relief from a surface, as an ornament, a head on a coin, or the like
3. (verb) emboss
to make to foam at the mouth, like a hunted animal
4. (verb) emboss
to hide or conceal in a thicket; to imbosk; to inclose, shelter, or shroud in a wood
5. (verb) emboss
to surround; to ensheath; to immerse; to beset
6. (verb) emboss
to seek the bushy forest; to hide in the woods
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