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
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em•boss /ɛmˈbɔs, -ˈbɑs/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- to decorate (a surface) with raised designs or decorations:He embossed the sword with the design of a bull.
em•boss
(em bôs′, -bos′),USA pronunciation v.t.
em•boss′a•ble, adj.
em•boss′er, n.
em•boss′ment, n.
- to raise or represent (surface designs) in relief.
- to decorate (a surface) with raised ornament.
- Metallurgyto raise a design on (a blank) with dies of similar pattern, one the negative of the other. Cf. coin (def. 12).
- to cause to bulge out;
make protuberant.
- Middle French embocer, equivalent. to em- em-1 + boce boss2
- Middle English embosen 1350–1400
em•boss′er, n.
em•boss′ment, n.
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