emboss
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.
Origin of emboss
1Other words from emboss
- em·boss·a·ble, adjective
- em·boss·er, noun
- em·boss·ment, noun
- un·em·bossed, adjective
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How to use emboss in a sentence
And never did embosser do better work with hammer and graving tool.
A King of Tyre | James M. Ludlow
British Dictionary definitions for emboss
/ (ɪmˈbɒs) /
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
Origin of emboss
1Derived forms of emboss
- embosser, noun
- embossment, noun
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