emboss

English
Braille is an example of embossing.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɪmˈbɒs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɪmˈbɑs/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒs

Etymology 1

From Middle English embossen, embosen, embocen, from Old French embocer, equivalent to em- +‎ boss (“a lump; bump; protuberance”).

Verb

emboss (third-person singular simple present embosses, present participle embossing, simple past and past participle embossed)

  1. (transitive) To mark or decorate with a raised design or symbol, extrude.
    The papers weren't official until the seal had been embossed on them.
  2. (transitive) To raise in relief from a surface, as an ornament, a head on a coin, etc.
  3. To enhance or polish.
    • 2021 March 7, David Hytner, “Manchester United catch City cold as Fernandes and Shaw end winning run”, in The Guardian‎:
      Shaw’s goal embossed his latest man-of-the-match performance and it came in front of Gareth Southgate, although the England manager has surely decided already to recall him for the internationals at the end of the month.
Translations

Etymology 2

Perhaps from em- +‎ Old French bos, bois (“wood”). Compare imbosk.

Verb

emboss (third-person singular simple present embosses, present participle embossing, simple past and past participle embossed)

  1. (obsolete) Of a hunted animal: to take shelter in a wood or forest.
  2. (obsolete) To drive (an animal) to extremity; to exhaust, to make foam at the mouth.
  3. (obsolete) To hide or conceal in a thicket; to imbosk; to enclose, shelter, or shroud in a wood.
  4. (obsolete) To surround; to ensheath; to immerse; to beset.

Anagrams
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.