embossed

em·boss

 (ĕm-bôs′, -bŏs′)
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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embossed

(ɪmˈbɒst)
adj
(Art Terms) having a moulded or carved decoration or design on the surface so that it is raised above the surface in low relief
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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
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Translations
يُزَيِّن بِنَقْش بارِز
Relief-...
abollado
travaillé en relief
dombornyomásos
skreyttur meî upphleyptu letri/mynstri
papuoštas reljefiniu ornamentu
ar reljefu rotājumu
relieffmønster
ozdobný
kabartma
刻有浮雕图案的

embossed

[ɪmˈbɒst] ADJ [writing paper] → con membretes en relieve; [metal, velvet, leather] → repujado, labrado; [wallpaper] → labrado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

embossed

[ɪmˈbɒst] adj [fabric, paper, wallpaper, leather] → gaufré(e); [metal] → repoussé(e)
paper embossed with ... → du papier frappé(e) de ...
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

embossed

[ɪmˈbɒst] adj (see vb) → a sbalzo, impresso/a in rilievo, goffrato/a
embossed with ... → con in rilievo...
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

embossed

(imˈbost) adjective
(of metal, leather etc) ornamented with a raised design. an embossed silver spoon.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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