embossed; embossing; embosses
1
: to raise the surface of into bosses
especially
: to ornament with raised work
2
: to raise in relief from a surface
embossed; embossing; embosses
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Verb (1)
the simple country church has an aura of serene spirituality that is often missing in more embossed houses of worship
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Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025
Per its listing, priced at $75, it is made up of 100% cruelty-free polyurethane pleather and is held up by a thin belt with Liquid Death's skull logo embossed at its center.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Rather than using a spiral tracking feature embossed on conventional optical discs (hence the land and grooves), Folio does head tracking with a separate laser focused on the disc substrate where the tracking pattern is embossed.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Many of the recordings, embossed on fragile aluminum discs, have now been digitized, securing them for future listeners.
—Brendan Fitzgerald, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Young has hundreds of these stamps to emboss everything from the American flag to Medusa's head.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025
Per its listing, priced at $75, it is made up of 100% cruelty-free polyurethane pleather and is held up by a thin belt with Liquid Death's skull logo embossed at its center.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Rather than using a spiral tracking feature embossed on conventional optical discs (hence the land and grooves), Folio does head tracking with a separate laser focused on the disc substrate where the tracking pattern is embossed.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Many of the recordings, embossed on fragile aluminum discs, have now been digitized, securing them for future listeners.
—Brendan Fitzgerald, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Emboss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emboss. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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