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Entry 6 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913

Emboss

/ĭm-bôs'/ · Em·boss · IPA /əmˈbɔs/
01 v. t. To raise the surface of into bosses or protuberances; particularly, to ornament with raised work.
imp. & p. p. Embossed; p. pr. & vb. n. Embossing
  1. 1.
    To raise the surface of into bosses or protuberances; particularly, to ornament with raised work.
    “Botches and blains must all his flesh emboss.” — Milton.
  2. 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.
02 v. t. To make to foam at the mouth, like a hunted animal.
  1. 1.
    To make to foam at the mouth, like a hunted animal.[Obs.]
03 v. t. To hide or conceal in a thicket; to imbosk; to inclose, shelter, or shroud in a wood.
  1. 1.
    To hide or conceal in a thicket; to imbosk; to inclose, shelter, or shroud in a wood.[Obs.]
    “In the Arabian woods embossed.” — Milton.
  2. 2.
    To surround; to ensheath; to immerse; to beset.
    “A knight her met in mighty arms embossed.” — Spenser.
04 v. i. To seek the bushy forest; to hide in the woods.
  1. 1.
    To seek the bushy forest; to hide in the woods.[Obs.]