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[
em-
baws
,
-
bos
]
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em·boss
/
ɛmˈbɔs
,
-ˈbɒs
/
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[
em-
baws
,
-
bos
]
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verb (used with object)
1.
to raise or represent (surface designs) in relief.
2.
to decorate (a surface) with raised ornament.
3.
Metalworking
.
to raise a design on (a blank) with dies of similar pattern, one the negative of the other.
Compare
coin
(
def. 10
)
.
4.
to cause to bulge out; make protuberant.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
embosen
<
Middle French
embocer,
equivalent to
em-
em-
1
+
boce
boss
2
Related forms
em·boss·a·ble,
adjective
em·boss·er,
noun
em·boss·ment,
noun
un·em·bossed,
adjective
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to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.
to run away hurriedly; flee.
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emboss
(ɪmˈbɒs)
—
vb
1.
to mould or carve (a decoration or design) on (a surface) so that it is raised above the surface in low relief
2.
to cause to bulge; make protrude
[C14: from Old French
embocer,
from
em-
+
boce
boss
²]
em'bosser
—
n
em'bossment
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
emboss
late 14c., from O.Fr. embocer, from boce "knoblike mass" (see
boss
(2)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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