Synonyms for embossed
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : em-baws, -bos |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛmˈbɔs, -ˈbɒs |
Définition of embossed
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French *embocer (cf. embocieure "boss, stud, buckle"), from em- (see en- (1)) + boce "knoblike mass" (see boss (n.2)). Related: Embossed; embossing.
- verb imprint
- The walls are hung with blue Florentine silk, embossed in silver.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Breaking it open she drew out an embossed and gilded card—a ticket.
- Extract from : « The Free Lances » by Mayne Reid
- Then it would take a turn at embossed tin lids for candy boxes.
- Extract from : « The Good Soldier » by Ford Madox Ford
- His brother remained engrossed with the embossed head of Medusa.
- Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1919 » by Various
- The room in which he was standing was furnished in embossed leather.
- Extract from : « At the Time Appointed » by A. Maynard Barbour
- The legs and the nose shall be embossed with porcupine quills.
- Extract from : « Indian Child Life » by Charles A. Eastman
- Stamped and embossed work of metal; also sheets of metal applied or inlaid.
- Extract from : « History of Ancient Art » by Franz von Reber
- Attached to it was a disc of tarnished metal upon which the figure "4" was embossed.
- Extract from : « Yule Logs » by Various
- I give thee, therefore, this bowl, embossed with figures of men.
- Extract from : « Stories from Virgil » by Alfred J. Church
- The clay was incised or embossed and natural earths were used as pigments.
- Extract from : « The Potter's Craft » by Charles F. Binns
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