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embossed

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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).

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

em·bosser n.

embossed [ɪmˈbɒsd]
adj
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) having a moulded or carved decoration or design on the surface so that it is raised above the surface in low relief
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.embossed - embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery; "brocaded silk"; "an embossed satin"; "embossed leather"; "raised needlework"; "raised metalwork"
adorned, decorated - provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
Translations
embossed [ɪmˈbɒst] ADJ [writing paper] → con membretes en relieve; [metal, velvet, leather] → repujado, labrado; [wallpaper] → labrado

embossed [ɪmˈbɒst] adj [fabric, paper, wallpaper, leather] → gaufré(e); [metal] → repoussé(e)
paper embossed with ... → du papier frappé(e) de ...

embossed
adj lettering, paper, leathergeprägt; designerhaben; an embossed silver trayein Silbertablett ntmit Relief; embossed with a designmit aufgeprägtem Muster; embossed in silvermit Silberprägung; embossed wallpaperPrägetapete f

embossed [ɪmˈbɒst] adj (see vb) → a sbalzo, impresso/a in rilievo, goffrato/a
embossed with ... → con in rilievo...

embossed
adj embossed [imˈbost]
(of metal, leather etc) ornamented with a raised design an embossed silver spoon. verhewe druk يُزَيِّن بِنَقْش بارِز окрасявам с релеф reliéfní præget Relief-... ανάγλυφος grabado en relieve, repujado kõrgreljeefis kujundatud دارای نقش برجسته؛ آذینبندی شده kohokuvioitu travaillé en relief תַּבלִיט उभरा हुआ, उत्कीर्ण ispupčen dombornyomásos diberi hiasan timbul skreyttur með upphleyptu letri/mynstri in rilievo, goffrato 打ち出した 양각으로 장식한 papuoštas reljefiniu ornamentu ar reljefu rotājumu hiasan timbul met relia af med preget/stemplet mønster; relieffmønstret wytłoczony gravado lucrat în relief рельефный; резной ozdobný reliefen sa reljefom prydd med reliefer รูปสลัก kabartma(lı) 刻有浮雕圖案的 різьбити; висікати ابھرے نقش سے مزیّن rập nổi


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He is caparisoned in the most dashing and fantastic style; the bridles and crupper are weightily embossed with beads and cockades; and head, mane, and tail, are interwoven with abundance of eagles' plumes, which flutter in the wind.
Behind them soldiers and officers bore a large, dark-faced icon with an embossed metal cover.
A goodly sword hung at his side, its scabbard all embossed with tilting knights and weeping ladies.
 
 
 
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