v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Embossed p. pr. & vb. n. Embossing. ] [ Pref. em- (L. in) + boss: cf. OF. embosser to swell in bunches. ] 1. To raise the surface of into bosses or protuberances; particularly, to ornament with raised work. [ 1913 Webster ]
Botches and blains must all his flesh emboss. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To raise in relief from a surface, as an ornament, a head on a coin, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]
Then o'er the lofty gate his art embossed Androgeo's death. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Exhibiting flowers in their natural color embossed upon a purple ground. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Cf. Pr. & Sp. emboscar, It. imboscare, F. embusquer, and E. imbosk. ] 1. To hide or conceal in a thicket; to imbosk; to inclose, shelter, or shroud in a wood. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
In the Arabian woods embossed. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To surround; to ensheath; to immerse; to beset. [ 1913 Webster ]
A knight her met in mighty arms embossed. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. 1. The act of forming bosses or raised figures, or the state of being so formed. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A bosslike prominence; figure in relief; raised work; jut; protuberance; esp., a combination of raised surfaces having a decorative effect. “The embossment of the figure.” Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
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