Meaning & use
embossing
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The process or technique of creating a raised design on a surface such as paper, leather, or metal.
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The wedding invitation featured elegant gold embossing around the border.
She spent the afternoon embossing floral patterns onto leather wallets.
A note on using this word
The opposite technique, which presses a design into a surface instead of raising it, is called debossing.
Words with a similar meaning
raised printingstamping
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Words with an opposite meaning
debossing
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