Meaning & use
embossed
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Decorated with a raised design or pattern pressed into the surface of a material.
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The wedding invitations had an elegant embossed border.
He ran his fingers over the embossed lettering on the leather journal.
A note on using this word
Embossing raises a design above the surface of paper, leather, or metal, distinguishing it from debossing, which presses a design inward.
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