emboss

[ em-baws, -bos ]

/ ɛmˈbɔs, -ˈbɒs /

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verb (used with object)

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

1350–1400; Middle English embosen<Middle French embocer, equivalent to em-em-¹ + boceboss²

OTHER WORDS FROM emboss

em·boss·a·ble, adjectiveem·boss·er, nounem·boss·ment, nounun·em·bossed, adjective

Words nearby emboss

embolus, emboly, embonpoint, embosk, embosom, emboss, embossed, embothrium, embouchure, embourgeoisement, embow

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Example sentences from the Web for emboss

In 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 Landor
It is cover'd with Dutch emboss'd paper, almost totally gilt.
Experiments and Observations on Electricity made at Philadelphia in America|Benjamin Franklin
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|Various
Steel dies for flower-shapes have a cutting edge, so that they can stamp out and emboss in one action.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various

When he was preparing his magnificent vase for the Exhibition, he was advised to emboss it with the royal arms of England.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for emboss

emboss

/ (ɪmˈbɒs) /

verb

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

Derived forms of emboss

embosser, nounembossment, noun

Word Origin for emboss

C14: from Old French embocer, from em- + boce boss ²

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单词	emboss
释义	emboss [ em-baws, -bos ] / ɛmˈbɔs, -ˈbɒs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR emboss ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) 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 1350–1400; Middle English embosen<Middle French embocer, equivalent to em-em-¹ + boceboss² OTHER WORDS FROM emboss em·boss·a·ble, adjectiveem·boss·er, nounem·boss·ment, nounun·em·bossed, adjective Words nearby emboss embolus, emboly, embonpoint, embosk, embosom, emboss, embossed, embothrium, embouchure, embourgeoisement, embow Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for emboss In 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 Landor It is cover'd with Dutch emboss'd paper, almost totally gilt. Experiments and Observations on Electricity made at Philadelphia in America\|Benjamin Franklin 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\|Various Steel dies for flower-shapes have a cutting edge, so that they can stamp out and emboss in one action. The New Gresham Encyclopedia\|Various When he was preparing his magnificent vase for the Exhibition, he was advised to emboss it with the royal arms of England. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852.\|Various British Dictionary definitions for emboss emboss / (ɪmˈbɒs) / verb 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 Derived forms of emboss embosser, nounembossment, noun Word Origin for emboss C14: from Old French embocer, from em- + boce boss ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to emboss etch, decorate, adorn, stamp, carve, impress, punch, sculpt
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emboss

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verb

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