1350-1400;Middle Englishembosen < Middle Frenchembocer, equivalent to em-em-1 + boceboss2
Related forms
embossable, adjective
embosser, noun
embossment, noun
unembossed, adjective
Examples from the web for emboss
Participating drugs companies emboss a special code onto packages, which customers find by scratching off a coating.
Jacket design is what helped emboss books with a cool factor hitherto lacking.
The light grade, however, is recommended as easier to emboss by slate and stylus.
British Dictionary definitions for emboss
emboss
/ɪmˈbɒs/
verb
1.
to mould or carve (a decoration or design) on (a surface) so that it is raised above the surface in low relief
2.
to cause to bulge; make protrude
Derived Forms
embosser, noun embossment, noun
Word Origin
C14: from Old French embocer, from em- + boceboss²
Word Origin and History for emboss
v.
late 14c., from Old French *embocer (cf. embocieure "boss, stud, buckle"), from em- (see en- (1)) + boce "knoblike mass" (see boss (n.2)). Related: Embossed; embossing.