EMBOSSED • DICCIONARIO INGLES.COM • Definition of Embossed

Add this Dictionary
to your website!
See more options...

/ɪmbˈɔst/ Listen

verb

Emboss v. t. (past & past part. embossed; pres. part. embossing)

To raise the surface of into bosses or protuberances; particularly, to ornament with raised work. "Botches and blains must all his flesh emboss."

To raise in relief from a surface, as an ornament, a head on a coin, or the like. "Then o'er the lofty gate his art embossed Androgeo's death." "Exhibiting flowers in their natural color embossed upon a purple ground."

Emboss v. t. To make to foam at the mouth, like a hunted animal. (Obs.)

Emboss v. t.

To hide or conceal in a thicket; to imbosk; to inclose, shelter, or shroud in a wood. (Obs.) "In the Arabian woods embossed."

To surround; to ensheath; to immerse; to beset. "A knight her met in mighty arms embossed."

Emboss v. i. To seek the bushy forest; to hide in the woods. (Obs.)

adjective

Embossed adj.

Formed or covered with bosses or raised figures.

Having a part projecting like the boss of a shield.

Swollen; protuberant. (Obs.) "An embossed carbuncle."

See images of 'Embossed'

Etymology of 'Embossed'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

Share |

"Embossed" Quotes from Famous Books

... returned with an embossed card, "It is a young gentleman—mustache and lavender gloves; oh, such ...

— It Is Never Too Late to Mend • Charles Reade

... resembled a furniture-store. A maid was established, a Cape Verde Portygee girl from Mashpee. All day long Father had been copying the menu upon the florid cards which he had bought from a bankrupt Jersey City printer—thick gilt-edged cards embossed with forget-me-nots in ...

— The Innocents - A Story for Lovers • Sinclair Lewis

... vied with each other in the splendor of their equipage. The trappings of their war steeds were embroidered in silk and gold; the breastplates and helmets which protected their bodies were embossed with silver or traced with gold; the scabbards and hilts of their weapons were encrusted with precious stones; and their mantles were clasped with fastenings and buckles adorned with jewels. In battle the ...

— A Trip to the Orient - The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise • Robert Urie Jacob

... in two forms, both with beautifully executed relief (embossed)—the cheaper ones of plain stiff paper similar to drawing paper (these are to be substituted for and used as outline map blanks), the others covered with a durable waterproof surface, that can be quickly cleaned with a damp sponge, adapted ...

— The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 38, July 29, 1897 - A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls • Various

... certificate of identity, signore," said the man, who admitted that he had been engaged in smuggling contraband across the Alps. And delving into his pocket he produced an American passport. It was blank, though the embossed stamp of the United States Government was upon it. The places were ready for the photograph and signature. With it the man handed him a ...

— Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo • William Le Queux

More quotes...