Emboss

Meaning

Verb

●

To cause (something) to

or

; to

; also, to cause (someone

) to be

in

ings.

●

To make (a design on a

, an

on an

, etc.)

from a surface.

●

To

(a

) on an

in

; also, of a design or

: to

on (an

) in

.

●

To

or

(something) with a design or

in relief.

●

To

(something) with

(“ornamental

”); to

; hence, to

(something) richly.

●

To cause (something) to be

or

out.

●

To make (speech, etc.)

or grand.

●

Of a

: to take

in a

or wood.

●

To

(a

) to

by

it; to

; hence, to make (a

)

foam at the mouth

due to

from being chased.

●

To cause (an animal's body, a person's

, etc.) to be

with foam.

●

To cause (someone, their

or

, etc.) to become

; to exhaust.

●

Of a person: to

foam at the mouth

; also (figurative), to be

, to rage.

●

To

or

(a person) in armour.

●

To

or

(someone or something).

Noun

●

Synonym of

(“a

or projection”)

Sourced from

Origin

emboss

English

boss

English

baas

Dutch

baes

Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350)

bos

Middle English (1100-1500)

em-

English

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