blind-stamp

[ blahynd-stamp ]
/ ˈblaɪndˌstæmp /

verb (used with object) Bookbinding.

to emboss or impress (the cover or spine of a book) without using ink or foil.
Also blind-emboss.
Compare blind(def 17).

Origin of blind-stamp

First recorded in 1905–10

British Dictionary definitions for blind stamping

blind stamping

noun

bookbinding an impression on a book cover without using colour or gold leaf Also called: blind blocking