emboss

[ em-baws, -bos ]
/ ɛmˈbɔs, -ˈbɒs /

verb (used with object)

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

1350–1400; Middle English embosen < Middle French embocer, equivalent to em- em-1 + boce boss2

OTHER WORDS FROM emboss

em·boss·a·ble, adjective em·boss·er, noun em·boss·ment, noun un·em·bossed, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for embossed

British Dictionary definitions for embossed (1 of 2)

embossed
/ (ɪmˈbɒst) /

adjective

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

British Dictionary definitions for embossed (2 of 2)

emboss
/ (ɪmˈbɒs) /

verb

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

Derived forms of emboss

embosser, noun embossment, noun

Word Origin for emboss

C14: from Old French embocer, from em- + boce boss ²