Definition of emboss
transitive verb
archaic
:to drive (a hunted animal) to bay or to exhaustion
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Origin and Etymology of emboss
Middle English embosen to become exhausted from being hunted, ultimately from Anglo-French bois woods
Definition of emboss
transitive verb
1
:to raise the surface of into bosses;
especially
:to ornament with raised work
2
:to raise in relief from a surface
Origin and Etymology of emboss
Middle English embosen, from Middle French embocer, from en- + boce boss
EMBOSS Defined for Kids
emboss
play
verb
em·boss
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Definition of emboss for Students
embossed;
embossing
:to decorate with a raised pattern or design
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