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(; 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. Emboss" v. t.[Etymology uncertain.] To make to foam at the mouth, like a hunted animal. [Obs.] Emboss" v. t.[Cf. Pr. & Sp. emboscar, It. imboscare, F. embusquer, and E. imbosk.] 1. To hide or conceal in a thicket; to imbosk; to inclose, shelter, or shroud in a wood. [Obs.] In the Arabian woods embossed. Milton. 2. To surround; to ensheath; to immerse; to beset. A knight her met in mighty arms embossed. Spenser. Emboss" v. i.To seek the bushy forest; to hide in the woods. [Obs.] S. Butler. スポンサード リンク
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