Crossword clues for embossing
embossing
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Emboss \Em*boss"\ (?; 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.]
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To raise the surface of into bosses or protuberances; particularly, to ornament with raised work.
Botches and blains must all his flesh emboss.
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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.
Wiktionary
n. A raised design or symbol that has been embossed. vb. (present participle of emboss English)
Wikipedia
Sheet metal embossing is a stamping process for producing raised or sunken designs or relief in sheet metal. This process can be made by means of matched male and female roller dies, or by passing sheet or a strip of metal between rolls of the desired pattern. It is often combined with Foil Stamping to create a shiny, 3D effect.
Emboss or Embossing may refer to:
Usage examples of "embossing".
The front flyleaf had an embossing that said the book was the Property of the University of California Library Rare Book Room and the date slip at the back indicated it was nearly sixteen years overdue.
They were of new leather, black and shining, with embossings of brass.
The bright sunlight in the room, the scarlet of my tunic, the new leather, the metal embossings, seemed nothing to me.
Night had long since filled the high window above the little table, and candlelight danced on the imperfections of the glass as on the embossings of gold cups that were the ordinary of Cefwyn’s household in these days.
Lit only by the two magnificent candelabra upon the loaded table, the rich gildings and embossings upon the furniture glittered like treasure in the tomb of a Pharaoh.
When he made no move to feel it, I picked up an embossing chisel that was lying on some shell lime and made the metal bob up and down on my biceps.
The strappings he wore were among the fanciest she had seen, an opulent mix of traditional weave, embossing, and engraving work that alternated with contemporary highlights.