Emboss
verb
To decorate something with a raised design or symbol.
She embossed her initials on her personal diary.
Often appears as...
- emboss a design
- emboss a book
verb
To design or represent in relief (raised form).
He embossed a landscape onto the silver plate.
Often appears as...
- emboss a relief
- emboss a figure
Usage tips
Appreciative
verb
To decorate something with a raised design or symbol.
She embossed her initials on her personal diary.
Often appears as...
- emboss a design
- emboss a book
verb
To design or represent in relief (raised form).
He embossed a landscape onto the silver plate.
Often appears as...
- emboss a relief
- emboss a figure
Usage tips
Appreciative
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Pro Tip 1/3Personal Customization
Used when personalizing items with unique designs that stand out.
I embossed my leather wallet with an intricate pattern.
Pro Tip 2/3Raised Texture
Highlights the tactile sensation of the raised design.
The wedding invitation was embossed with elegant script.
Pro Tip 3/3Singular Focus
Often used to draw attention to one specific feature or element.
The book cover was simple, with only the title embossed.
Pro Tip 1/3Personal Customization
Used when personalizing items with unique designs that stand out.
I embossed my leather wallet with an intricate pattern.
Pro Tip 2/3Raised Texture
Highlights the tactile sensation of the raised design.
The wedding invitation was embossed with elegant script.
Pro Tip 3/3Singular Focus
Often used to draw attention to one specific feature or element.
The book cover was simple, with only the title embossed.
Pro Tip 1/3Personal Customization
Used when personalizing items with unique designs that stand out.
I embossed my leather wallet with an intricate pattern.
Pro Tip 2/3Raised Texture
Highlights the tactile sensation of the raised design.
The wedding invitation was embossed with elegant script.
Pro Tip 3/3Singular Focus
Often used to draw attention to one specific feature or element.
The book cover was simple, with only the title embossed.
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Video examples
David Birch: A new way...
and we bond it to a trivially counterfeitable magnetic stripe. And for very lazy criminals, we still emboss the card. So if you're a criminal in a hurry and you need to copy someone's card, you can just stick a piece of paper on it and rub a pencil over it just to speed things up.
Video examples
David Birch: A new way...
and we bond it to a trivially counterfeitable magnetic stripe. And for very lazy criminals, we still emboss the card. So if you're a criminal in a hurry and you need to copy someone's card, you can just stick a piece of paper on it and rub a pencil over it just to speed things up.
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Quote examples
Jen Lancaster
American Author
Remember when Japan was cool? We used to run around with 'Mr. Roboto' on our Walkmans, 'The Karate Kid' in our Betamaxes and wore T-shirts embossed with the characters for 'storm sewer' and 'dishwasher.
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Sanjay Dutt
Indian Actor
I have this huge lion tattoo embossed on my arm. I was a little worried as to how we would cover it up. But my makeup man covered the tattoo with makeup. It took close to two hours.
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Captain Beefheart
American Musician
You can almost judge how screwed up somebody is by the kind of toilet paper they use. Go in any rich house and it's some weird coloured embossed stuff.
Quote examples
Jen Lancaster
American Author
Remember when Japan was cool? We used to run around with 'Mr. Roboto' on our Walkmans, 'The Karate Kid' in our Betamaxes and wore T-shirts embossed with the characters for 'storm sewer' and 'dishwasher.
Quote examples
Sanjay Dutt
Indian Actor
I have this huge lion tattoo embossed on my arm. I was a little worried as to how we would cover it up. But my makeup man covered the tattoo with makeup. It took close to two hours.
Quote examples
Captain Beefheart
American Musician
You can almost judge how screwed up somebody is by the kind of toilet paper they use. Go in any rich house and it's some weird coloured embossed stuff.
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