Thesaurus: emboss

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1. v. t. To arise the surface of into bosses or protuberances; particularly, to ornament with raised work.
2. v. t. To raise in relief from a surface, as an ornament, a head on a coin, or the like.
3. v. t. To make to foam at the mouth, like a hunted animal.
4. v. t. To hide or conceal in a thicket; to imbosk; to inclose, shelter, or shroud in a wood.
5. v. t. To surround; to ensheath; to immerse; to beset.
6. v. i. To seek the bushy forest; to hide in the woods.
7. v. raise in a relief
8. 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. To make to foam at the mouth, like a hunted animal. [Obs.] 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. To surround; to ensheath; to immerse; to beset. A knight her met in mighty arms embossed. Spenser. To seek the bushy forest; to hide in the woods. [Obs.] S. Butler.
9. To make to foam at the mouth, like a hunted animal. [Obs.]
10. v:100 v. raise in a relief