embossment : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: embossment	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for embossment
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
embossment n an impression produced by pressure or printing [syn: imprint, embossment] sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background Synonym(s): relief, relievo, rilievo, embossment, sculptural relief
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Embossment \Emboss"ment\, n. 1. The act of forming bosses or raised figures, or the state of being so formed. 2. A bosslike prominence; figure in relief; raised work; jut; protuberance; esp., a combination of raised surfaces having a decorative effect. [bd]The embossment* of the figure.[b8] --Addison.