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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Embossed \Em*bossed"\ (?; 115), a. 1. Formed or covered with bosses or raised figures. 2. Having a part projecting like the boss of a shield. 3. Swollen; protuberant. [Obs.] ``An embossed carbuncle.'' --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Emboss \Em*boss"\ (?; 115), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embossed} (?; 115); p. pr & vb n. {Embossing}.] [Pref. em- (L. in) + boss: cf OF embosser to swell in bunches.] 1. To arise the surface of into bosses or protuberances; particularly, to ornament with raised work Botches and blains must all his flesh emboss. --Milton. 2. To raise in relief from a surface, as an ornament, a head on a coin, or the like Then o'er the lofty gate his art embossed Androgeo's death. --Dryden. Exhibiting flowers in their natural color embossed upon a purple ground. --Sir W. Scott. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: embossed adj : embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery; "brocaded silk"; "an embossed satin"; "embossed leather"; "raised needlework"; "raised metalwork" [syn: {brocaded}, {raised}]
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