Emboss

[ɪm'bɒs;em-] or [ɪm'bɔs]

Definition

(verb.) raise in a relief; 'embossed stationery'.

Edited by Guthrie--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To arise the surface of into bosses or protuberances; particularly, to ornament with raised work.

(v. t.) To raise in relief from a surface, as an ornament, a head on a coin, or the like.

(v. t.) To make to foam at the mouth, like a hunted animal.

(v. t.) To hide or conceal in a thicket; to imbosk; to inclose, shelter, or shroud in a wood.

(v. t.) To surround; to ensheath; to immerse; to beset.

(v. i.) To seek the bushy forest; to hide in the woods.

Checked by Bernie

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. Adorn with raised work, ornament in relief.

Inputed by Jesse

Definition

v.i. (Milton) to plunge into the depths of a wood.—v.t. to make to foam at the mouth.

v.t. to produce (a raised pattern) by pressure upon sheet-metal leather cloth &c.: to ornament with raised-work: (Spens.) to cover with armour: to be wrapped in.—p.adj. Embossed′ formed or covered with bosses: raised standing out in relief: (bot.) having a protuberance in the centre.—ns. Emboss′er; Emboss′ment a prominence like a boss: raised-work.

Editor: Robert