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.] 1. To raise 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.