emboss
transitive verb
- to decorate or cover with designs, patterns, etc. raised above the surface
- to carve, raise, or print (a design, etc.) so that it is raised above the surface; raise in relief
- to embellish; ornament
See emboss in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĕm-bôsˈ, -bŏsˈ)
transitive verb em·bossed,
em·boss·ing,
em·boss·es - To mold or carve in relief: emboss a design on a coin.
- To decorate with or as if with a raised design: emboss leather.
- To adorn; decorate.
- To cover with many protuberances; stud: “The whole buoy was embossed with barnacles” (Herman Melville).
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