embossed

/ (ɪmˈbɒst) /

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adjective

having a moulded or carved decoration or design on the surface so that it is raised above the surface in low relief

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Words nearby embossed

emboly, embonpoint, embosk, embosom, emboss, embossed, embothrium, embouchure, embourgeoisement, embow, embowed

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How to use embossed in a sentence

It features on its front and back covers an intricate “original” design, embossed in gold.
Rand Paul’s Many Leather-Bound Books|Olivia Nuzzi|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One car accident was embossed on our minds as definitive and pivotal.
The Price of Being a Patton: Wrestling With the Legacy of America’s Most Famous General|Tim Teeman|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Still, Molly Parmeter couldn't believe it when a thick embossed letter from Saint James's Palace arrived on her doormat.
Kate Middleton Refuses To Name Her Favorite Piece of Clothing|Tom Sykes|November 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The walls are decorated with panels of foil wallpaper embossed with an Asian-style flower motif.
The Man Oswald First Tried to Kill Before JFK|Bill Minutaglio, Steven L. Davis|October 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST

There were even shirts embossed with a “Parental Advisory Warning” in large type.
Alexander Wang's Nineties Moment|Isabel Wilkinson|September 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Jenny went and returned with an embossed card, "It is a young gentleman—mustache and lavender gloves; oh, such a buck!"
It Is Never Too Late to Mend|Charles Reade
The old man is laboriously reading the same chapter from his old, greasy, and bethumbed embossed Bible.
My Wonderful Visit|Charlie Chaplin
Then from its embossed sheath Napoleon drew a wonderful sword with a handle in the shape of a golden fleur-de-lis.
Napoleon's Young Neighbor|Helen Leah Reed
She was arrayed in a magnificent silk gown having a long train decorated with embossed flowers.
The Reign of Greed|Jose Rizal
Peter learned to read with his fingers in 1853, and was given a New Testament with embossed letters.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events|S. Baring-Gould

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