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TOEFL BNC: 21835 COCA: 22081

emboss

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
emboss /ɪmˈbɑːs/ verb
embosses; embossed; embossing
emboss
/ɪmˈbɑːs/
verb
embosses; embossed; embossing
Learner's definition of EMBOSS
[+ object]
: to decorate a surface with a raised pattern or design浮雕,凸印(图案)usually used as (be) embossed通常用作(be) embossed

— embossed

adjective
TOEFL BNC: 21835 COCA: 22081

emboss

1 of 2

verb (1)

em·​boss im-ˈbäs How to pronounce emboss (audio)
-ˈbȯs
embossed; embossing; embosses

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
embossable adjective
embosser
im-ˈbä-sər How to pronounce emboss (audio)
-ˈbȯ-
noun
embossment noun

emboss

2 of 2

verb (2)

embossed; embossing; embosses

transitive verb

archaic
: to drive (a hunted animal) to bay or to exhaustion

Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English embosen, from Middle French embocer, from en- + boce boss

Verb (2)

Middle English embosen to become exhausted from being hunted, ultimately from Anglo-French bois woods

First Known Use

Verb (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of emboss was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 21835 COCA: 22081

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