emboss (redirected from embossing)

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.

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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

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

emboss - raise in a relief; "embossed stationery" boss, stamp 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 arms → con el escudo real en relieve

emboss

vt metal, leather → prägen; silk, velvet → gaufrieren; the cover is embossed with his name → sein Name ist auf den Einband aufgeprägt

emboss [ɪmˈbɒs] vt (metal) → lavorare a sbalzo; (leather, paper) → imprimere in rilievo, goffrare