First Known Use: 14th century
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1emboss
verb em·boss \im-ˈbäs, -ˈbȯs\
Definition of EMBOSS
transitive verb
archaic : to drive (as a hunted animal) to bay or to exhaustion
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Origin of EMBOSS
Middle English embosen to become exhausted from being hunted, ultimately from Anglo-French bois woods
Rhymes with EMBOSS
bathos, benthos, bugloss, chaos, Chios, cosmos, Delos, demos, Ellás, en masse, Eos, epos, Eros, ethos, Hyksos, kaross, kudos, kvass, Lagos, Laos, Laplace, Lemnos, Lesbos, Logos, Madras, Melos, mythos, Naxos, Nepos, nol-pros, nonpros, pathos, peplos, Pharos, pit boss, pothos, ringtoss, Samos, Skyros, straw boss, telos, topos, tripos
2emboss
verb
Definition of EMBOSS
transitive verb
1
: to raise the surface of into bosses; especially : to ornament with raised work
2
: to raise in relief from a surface
3
— em·boss·able \-ˈbä-sə-bəl, -ˈbȯ-\ adjective
— em·boss·er \-sər\ noun
— em·boss·ment \-mənt\ noun
Origin of EMBOSS
Middle English embosen, from Middle French embocer, from en- + boce boss
First Known Use: 15th century
EMBOSSED Defined for Kids
emboss
verb em·boss \im-ˈbäs, -ˈbȯs\
em·bossedem·boss·ing
Definition of EMBOSS for Kids
: to decorate with a raised pattern or design
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