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
OTHER WORDS FROM emboss
em·boss·a·ble, adjective em·boss·er, noun em·boss·ment, noun un·em·bossed, adjectiveWords nearby emboss
embolus ,
emboly,
embonpoint,
embosk,
embosom,
emboss,
embossed,
embothrium,
embouchure,
embourgeoisement,
embow
Example sentences from the Web for embossing
British Dictionary definitions for embossing
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, nounWord Origin for emboss
C14: from Old French
embocer, from
em- +
boce
boss ²