em·boss ( m-bôs , -b s)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). [Middle English embosen, from Old French embocer : en-, in; see en-1 + boce, knob.] em·boss er n. |
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