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
An Xbox will have a big X somewhere on a side without cables coming out of it, and a PS4 will have a subtler “PS” symbol embossed on it.
Gift Guide: Which next-gen console is the one your kid wants? | Devin Coldewey | November 23, 2020 | TechCrunchThe two classes with which I was brought into contact were the book-keeping and embossing.
Mystic London: | Charles Maurice DaviesThe arrangement of a steel embossing-point working upon a grooved roller--a radical difference--was a portion of this change.
Steam Steel and Electricity | James W. SteeleThis method leaves the cover to be decorated in some other way, either by embossing or by enameling or by both.
Copper Work | Augustus F. RoseThe edge of the tray or plate may be decorated either by piercing, embossing, etching, or enameling.
Copper Work | Augustus F. Rose
Moir or “watered” effects are produced in a similar way, but these effects are frequently imitated in the embossing calender.
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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