noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The result of embossing; something that has been embossed.
2. 2
   sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background wordnet
3. 3
   The process or act of embossing.
4. 4
   an impression produced by pressure or printing wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

imprintreliefanaglyphbas reliefbas-reliefbellying

Etymology

From emboss + -ment.

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