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baws
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em·boss
/
ɛmˈbɔs
,
-ˈbɒs
/
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[
em-
baws
,
-
bos
]
Show IPA
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.
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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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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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