Embossed : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Embossed	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
embossed adj embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery; "brocaded silk"; "an embossed satin"; "embossed leather"; "raised needlework"; "raised metalwork" Synonym(s): brocaded, embossed, raised
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Emboss \Emboss"\ (?; 115), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embossed} (?; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Embossing}.] [Pref. em- (L. in) + boss: cf. OF. embosser to swell in bunches.] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Embossed \Embossed"\ (?; 115), a. 1. Formed or covered with bosses or raised figures. 2. Having a part projecting like the boss of a shield. 3. Swollen; protuberant. [Obs.] [bd]An embossed* carbuncle.[b8] --Shak.