emboss
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
1Other words from emboss
- em·boss·a·ble, adjective
- em·boss·er, noun
- em·boss·ment, noun
- un·em·bossed, adjective
Words Nearby emboss
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How to use emboss in a sentence
Of course, top grain leather is the most expensive, and we have suede, die cut, embossed, patent, and a variety of other techniques used to change the look of a hide.
The words “Die Heilige Schrift der Israeliten” — the Holy Scriptures of the Israelites — were embossed on the front.
A family hid their Bible in an attic as Nazis invaded. Almost 80 years later, it was reunited with the family’s heirs. | Nicole Asbury | August 24, 2021 | Washington PostWhen we see someone else live our dream first, we extend a gold-embossed invitation to that kind of disappointment, a FOMO we will never live down.
You Don’t Need to Watch Hiking Videos to Hike | Grayson Haver Currin | June 15, 2021 | Outside OnlineIn our earlier days did we not emboss our bosoms with the daffodils, and shake them almost unto shedding with our transport?
Imaginary Conversations and Poems | Walter Savage LandorWhen he was preparing his magnificent vase for the Exhibition, he was advised to emboss it with the royal arms of England.
But there is a way by which almost anyone may emboss stationery at home with one's own design at no expense whatever.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousSteel dies for flower-shapes have a cutting edge, so that they can stamp out and emboss in one action.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | VariousIt is cover'd with Dutch emboss'd paper, almost totally gilt.
Experiments and Observations on Electricity made at Philadelphia in America | Benjamin Franklin
British Dictionary definitions for emboss
/ (ɪmˈbɒs) /
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
Origin of emboss
1Derived forms of emboss
- embosser, noun
- embossment, noun
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