Emboss v. t. (past & past part. embossed; pres. part. embossing)
1.
To raise the surface of into bosses or protuberances; particularly, to ornament with raised work. "Botches and blains must all his flesh emboss."
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.""Exhibiting flowers in their natural color embossed upon a purple ground."
