Embosser

em·boss  (m-bôs, -bs)

tr.v. em·bossed, em·boss·ing, em·boss·es

1. To mold or carve in relief: emboss a design on a coin.

2. To decorate with or as if with a raised design: emboss leather.

3. To adorn; decorate.

4. To cover with many protuberances; stud: "The whole buoy was embossed with barnacles" (Herman Melville).

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[Middle English embosen, from Old French embocer : en-, in; see en-¹ + boce, knob.]

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em·bosser n.