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emboss
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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.

emboss [ɪmˈbɒs]
vb
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) to mould or carve (a decoration or design) on (a surface) so that it is raised above the surface in low relief
2. to cause to bulge; make protrude
[from Old French embocer, from em- + boce boss2]
embosser  n
embossment  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.emboss - raise in a relief; "embossed stationery"
block - stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block; "block the book cover"
imprint, impress - mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax"
Translations
emboss [ɪmˈbɒs] VT [+ metal, leather] → repujar; [+ paper] → gofrar, estampar(en relieve)
embossed with the royal armscon el escudo real en relieve
emboss
vt metal, leatherprägen; silk, velvetgaufrieren; the cover is embossed with his namesein Name ist auf den Einband aufgeprägt
emboss [ɪmˈbɒs] vt (metal) → lavorare a sbalzo; (leather, paper) → imprimere in rilievo, goffrare
emboss [ɪmˈbɒs] vt (metal) → lavorare a sbalzo; (leather, paper) → imprimere in rilievo, goffrare


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The company added a 90" embossing line to compliment its R-Series smooth release film formulations.
Some pressure-sensitive materials are converted into labels and other products through embossing, printing, stamping and die cutting, and some are sold in unconverted form as base materials, tapes and reflective sheeting.
Since 1997, when he was studying for his MFA at UCLA, Sandeep Mukherjee has exhibited subtly dynamic drawings made by embossing Duralene--a stiff, vellumlike material--with motifs of flowers, leaves, starbursts, and rippling water.
 
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