EMBOSS


Meaning of EMBOSS in English

/ ɪmˈbɒs; NAmE ɪmˈbɔːs/ verb

[ vn ] [ usually passive ] emboss A with B | emboss B on A to put a raised design or piece of writing on paper, leather, etc. :

stationery embossed with the hotel's name

The hotel's name was embossed on the stationery.

►  em·bossed adjective :

embossed stationery

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from the Old French base of obsolete French embosser , from em- into + boce protuberance.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.