Embossing
[ɪm'bɔs]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Emboss
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Examples
- A similar process of embossing, was devised in Paris and called Xyloplasty, by which steam-softened wood is compressed in carved moulds, which give it bas-relief impressions. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- After considerable thought, Mr. Duncan hit upon the plan of embossing, typewriter style, characters upon a metal plate. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He perfected the dot and dash code, he invented the device for embossing the message, and replaced the inking pen by a metal disc, smeared with ink, that rolled the dots and dashes on the paper. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Some time prior to 1877, Edison had been experimenting on an automatic telegraph in which the letters were formed by embossing strips of paper with the proper arrangement of dots and dashes. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- To the beautiful effects produced by the use of modern embossing machines on paper and wood have been added many charming patterns in _embossed_ leather. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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