— embossable , adj. — embosser , n. — embossment , n.
/em baws", -bos"/ , v.t.
1. to raise or represent (surface designs) in relief.
2. to decorate (a surface) with raised ornament.
3. Metalworking. to raise a design on (a blank) with dies of similar pattern, one the negative of the other. Cf. coin (def. 12).
4. to cause to bulge out; make protuberant.
[ 1350-1400; ME embosen embocer, equiv. to em- EM- 1 + boce BOSS 2 ]