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    Emboss , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embossed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Embossing.] [Pref. em- (L. in) + boss: cf. OF. embosser to swell in bunches.]
    1. To raise the surface of into bosses or protuberances; particularly, to ornament with raised work.
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      Botches and blains must all his flesh emboss.
      Milton.

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    2. To raise in relief from a surface, as an ornament, a head on a coin, or the like.
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      Then o'er the lofty gate his art embossed
      Androgeo's death.
      Dryden.

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      Exhibiting flowers in their natural color embossed upon a purple ground.
      Sir W. Scott.

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    Emboss, v. t. [Etymology uncertain.] To make to foam at the mouth, like a hunted animal. [Obs.]
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    Emboss, v. t. [Cf. Pr. & Sp. emboscar, It. imboscare, F. embusquer, and E. imbosk.]
    1. To hide or conceal in a thicket; to imbosk; to inclose, shelter, or shroud in a wood. [Obs.]
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      In the Arabian woods embossed.
      Milton.

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    2. To surround; to ensheath; to immerse; to beset.
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      A knight her met in mighty arms embossed.
      Spenser.

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    Emboss, v. i. To seek the bushy forest; to hide in the woods. [Obs.]
    S. Butler.

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