Meaning & use
emboss
To decorate a surface with a raised design or pattern, pressed or carved into it.
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The elegant wedding invitations were embossed with a small gold-foil monogram.
Workers embossed the leather wallets with the company's small logo.
A note on using this word
Related to 'engrave,' which cuts a design into a surface rather than raising it above the surface.
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