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Emboss v. t. (past & past part. embossed; pres. part. embossing)

To raise the surface of into bosses or protuberances; particularly, to ornament with raised work. "Botches and blains must all his flesh emboss."

To raise in relief from a surface, as an ornament, a head on a coin, or the like. "Then o'er the lofty gate his art embossed Androgeo's death." "Exhibiting flowers in their natural color embossed upon a purple ground."

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Etymology of 'Emboss'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... gen'rous wine and spacious bowls She gives, to cheer the sailors' drooping souls. Now purple hangings clothe the palace walls, And sumptuous feasts are made in splendid halls: On Tyrian carpets, richly wrought, they dine; With loads of massy plate the sideboards shine, And antique vases, all of gold emboss'd (The gold itself inferior to the cost), Of curious work, where on the sides were seen The fights and figures of illustrious men, From their first ...

— The Aeneid • Virgil

Words linked to "Emboss" : boss, embossment, block